Azhdarchidae

Azhdarchids; Temporal range: ; Late Cretaceous,
	Reconstructed skeletons of the azhdarchids Hatzegopteryx (A-B), Arambourgiania (C), and Quetzalcoatlus (D-E)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	†Pterosauria
Suborder:	†Pterodactyloidea
Clade:	†Azhdarchoidea
Clade:	†Azhdarchiformes
Family:	†Azhdarchidae; Nesov, 1984
Type species
	†Azhdarcho lancicollis; Nesov, 1984
Genera
See genera
	†Azhdarcho; †Aerotitan; †Mistralazhdarcho; †Navajodactylus?; †Samrukia?; †Zhejiangopterus; † Phosphatodraconia Pêgas et al., 2025 †Aralazhdarcho; †Eurazhdarcho; †Phosphatodraco; †Wellnhopterus; ; † Quetzalcoatlinae Andres, Clark, & Xu, 2014 †Cryodrakon; † Hatzegopterygia Pêgas et al., 2025 †Albadraco; †Bakonydraco?; †Galgadraco; †Hatzegopteryx; †Tsogtopteryx; ; † Quetzalcoatlini Pêgas et al., 2025 †Gobiazhdarcho; †Nipponopterus; †Serpennata Thomas & McDavid, 2025 †Arambourgiania; †Infernodrakon; †Quetzalcoatlus; †Thanatosdrakon; ; ; ;
Synonyms
	"Titanopterygiidae" ; Padian, 1984 (preoccupied);

Azhdarchidae (from the Persian word azhdar, اژدر, a dragon-like creature in Persian mythology) is a family of pterosaurs known primarily from the Late Cretaceous. Azhdarchids include some of the largest flying animals discovered, but smaller cat-size members have also been found. Originally considered a sub-family of Pteranodontidae, Nesov (1984) named the Azhdarchinae to include the pterosaurs Azhdarcho, Quetzalcoatlus, and Titanopteryx (now known as Arambourgiania). They were among the last known surviving members of the pterosaurs, and were a rather successful group with a worldwide distribution. Previously it was thought that by the end of the Cretaceous, most pterosaur families except for the Azhdarchidae disappeared from the fossil record, but recent studies indicate a wealth of other pterosaurian fauna based on several pteranodontian fossils from the latest Cretaceous period.