Noun
azhdarchid (plural azhdarchids)
Any member of the Azhdarchidae, a family of pterosaurs known primarily from the late Cretaceous including some of the largest known flying animals of all time.
Another specimen, found with the bones of an azhdarchid pterosaur within its stomach cavity, was carrying or recovering from an injury sustained to its ribs. Source: Internet
Henderson, M.D. and Peterson, J.E. "An azhdarchid pterosaur cervical vertebra from the Hell Creek Formation (Maastrichtian) of southeastern Montana." Source: Internet
Furthermore, as a whole, azhdarchid front limbs were proportioned similarly to fast-running ungulate mammals. Source: Internet
More recent estimates based on greater knowledge of azhdarchid proportions place its wingspan at convert. Source: Internet
While azhdarchid pterosaurs probably could not run, they would have been relatively fast and energy efficient. Source: Internet