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Anhangueridae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
†Pterosauria

Clade
  
†Ornithocheirae

Rank
  
Family

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
†Pterodactyloidea

Higher classification
  
Pterosaurs

Anhangueridae

Similar
  
Pterosaurs, Anhanguera, Reptile, Ornithocheiridae, Coloborhynchus

Anhangueridae is a group of pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea. They were among the last pterosaurs to possess teeth. A recent study discussing the group considered the Anhangueridae to be typified by a premaxillary crest and a lateral expansion in the distal rostrum. The same study presented a cladistic analysis, for which an "agreement subtree" was calculated. The Anhangueridae was found to be sister taxon to the large crested Tropeognathus.

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Anhangueridae Wikipedia