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Azhdarchidae is the last group of pterosaurs, flourished and distributed world-wide during the Cretaceous. It includes the largest flying creatures, such as Quetzalcoatlus, Hatzegopteryx, and Arambourgiania. The mode of life of these pterosaurs has been variously interpreted during the recent years. Some researches claimed that these were terrestrial "stalkers," in contrast to most other pterodactyloids, who lived near marine shore and fed on fish. The review of all known azhdarchid occurrences (51 skeletal and tracks) showed that likely inhabited a variety of environments, but were abundant near large lakes and rivers and most common (35% of all localities) in near shore marine paleoenvironments.
Introduction 2
Taxonomy of Azhdarchidae 4
Outgroup taxa and their paleoenvironments 12
Review of localities of skeletal fossils of Azhdarchidae 18
Locality 1. Unspecified localities within Crato Formation 18
Locality 2. Aferdou N'Chaft 20
Locality 3. Boumerade 22
Locality 4. Taouz 22
Locality 5. Khodzhakul 22
Locality 6. Sheikhdzheili 24
Locality 7. Dzharakuduk [=Dzhara-Khuduk, Dshyrakuduk, Bissekty] 25
Locality 8. Zenge Kurgan 27
Locality 9. Tyulkili [=Kankazgan] 27
Locality 10. Khidzorut 28
Locality 11. Bayshin Tsav 28
Locality 12. Burkhant 29
Locality 13. Hope Point 30
Locality 14. Amagami dam 30
Locality 15. Kansai 31
Locality 16. Iharkut 32
Locality 17. Shakh-Shakh 33
Locality 18. Akkurgan 34
Locality 19. Malaya Serdoba [????? ???????] 34
Locality 20. Beloe Ozero [????? ?????] 35
Locality 21. Shyrokii Karamysh [??????? ???????] 36
Locality 22. Saratov 2 [??????? 2] 36
Locality 23. Polunino 2 [???????? 2] 37
Locality 24. Muthmannsdorf 37
Locality 25. Chesapeake and Delaware Canal 38
Locality 26. Shangpanzhen 39
Locality 27. Enbetsu [=Embetsu] 40
Locality 28. Awaji Island 40
Locality 29. Dinosaur Provincial Park 41
Locality 30. Egg Mountain 43
Locality 31. Sainte-Foy and Massecaps 44
Locality 32. Bastide Neuve 44
Locality 33. Lano 45
Locality 34. Mangahouanga Stream 45
Locality 35. SMP locality 281 (=Denver’s Blowout) 46
Locality 36. Paki 46
Locality 37. Cerro de Guerra 47
Locality 38. Petresti-Arini 48
Locality 39. Big Bend National Park 48
Locality 40. Chera 49
Locality 41. La Solana 50
Locality 42. Maple Hill 50
Locality 43. Ruseifa 51
Locality 44. Sidi Daoui 52
Locality 45. Sebes-Glod and Rapa Rosie 52
Locality 46. Pui 53
Locality 47. Valioara, Tustea, Boita, and Vadu 53
Locality 48. Merigon 54
Locality 49. Toothawarra Creek 54
Locality 50. Lull 2 quarry (UCMP locality V-5620) 55
Locality 51. Burpee Museum locality K-12 56
Review of localities of footprints possible referable to Azhdarchidae 56
Locality 52. Gain 56
Locality 53. Uhangri 57
Locality 54. El Pelillal 57
Cenomanian-Turonian extinction event and post-Turonian Pterosauria 58
Other putative records of skeletal remains of Azhdarchidae 58
Paleoenvironments of Azhdarchidae. 60
Acknowledgments 61
References 61