 In the analyses, they placed Lonchodectidae (represented as Lonchodraconidae) as the sister taxon of Istiodactyliformes, and restricted the family with "Lonchodraco" and "Ikrandraco" as the only members.Postcranial material similar to those of azhdarchoids has previously been referred to "Lonchodectes"; however, this material has later been referred to the azhdarchoid "Ornithostoma".