Genus
Valid Extinct

Aerodactylus

Vidovic and Martill 2014

Aerodactylus is a pterosaur genus containing a single species, Aerodactylus scolopaciceps. The fossil remains of this species have been found only in the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, Germany, dated to the late Jurassic Period, about 150.8–148.5 million years ago. The validity of Aerodactylus has been disputed, with some pterosaur experts suggesting that none of the specimens referred to this genus are distinguishable from Pterodactylus.

Temporal range
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PBDB occurrences
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Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Aerodactylus
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Type specimen of Pterodactylus scolopaciceps (BSP AS V 29 a). Scale bar = 20 mm. © Steven U. Vidovic, David M. Martill · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Aurorazhdarchidae Family
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Aerodactylus Genus
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Bibliography
Original description
S. U. Vidovic and D. M. Martill. 2014. Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer, 1860 (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Upper Jurassic of Bavaria, Germany: the problem of cryptic pterosaur taxa in early ontogeny. PLoS One 9(10):e110646 DOI ↗