Alanqa

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Superordo: † Pterosauromorpha
Ordo: †Pterosauria
Subordo: †Pterodactyloidea
Superfamilia: †Azhdarchoidea

Familia: †Azhdarchidae
Genus: †Alanqa
Species: A. saharica
Name

†Alanqa Ibrahim, Unwin, Martill, Baidder & Zouhri, 2010

Type species: Alanqa saharica

Etymology: Al Anqa (Arabic) a Phoenix - like mythological flying creature from ancient times, similar to the Persian Simurgh.

References

Ibrahim, N., Unwin, D.M., Martill, D.M., Baidder, L. & Zouhri, S. 2010. A new pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. PLoS ONE 5(5): e10875. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010875 Open access Reference page.