Huaxiadraco
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Holotype specimen
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Family: | †Tapejaridae |
| Subfamily: | † Sinopterinae
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| Genus: | †Huaxiadraco Pêgas et al., 2023 |
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| †Huaxiapterus corollatus Lü et al., 2006
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Huaxiadraco (meaning "
History of discovery
Huaxiadraco is based on the holotype ZMNH M8131, a nearly complete skeleton. It was originally assigned to the genus Huaxiapterus by
Classification
The cladogram below follows the 2014 analysis by Brian Andres and colleagues, showing the placement of the three species assigned to Huaxiapterus. within the clade Tapejaromorpha.[4]
| Tapejaromorpha |
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In 2019, a different analysis, this time by
| Tapejaromorpha |
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In 2023, Pêgas et al. created a new dataset based on their reassessment of Chinese tapejarids. Their cladogram is shown below:[1]
| Tapejaromorpha |
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