Genus
Valid Extinct

Petrodactyle

Hone et al. 2023

Petrodactyle is an extinct genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic Mörnsheim Formation of Bavaria, Germany. The genus contains a single species, P. wellnhoferi, known from a partial skeleton belonging to a subadult individual. Petrodactyle is one of the largest Solnhofen pterosaurs and one of the largest Jurassic pterosaurs, with an estimated wingspan of 2.1 metres (6.9 ft).

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Petrodactyle
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Lophocratia Unranked clade
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Ctenochasmatoidea Superfamily
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Gallodactylidae Family
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Petrodactyle Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇩🇪 Germany
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Geological formations
Mörnsheim
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Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
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Species (1)
Petrodactyle wellnhoferi 149 Ma
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Bibliography
Original description
D. W. E. Hone, R. Lauer, and F. Spindler. 2023. <i>Petrodactyle wellnhoferi</i> gen. et sp. nov.: A new and large ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of Germany. Palaeontologia Electronica DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
D. W. E. Hone, R. Lauer, and F. Spindler. 2023. <i>Petrodactyle wellnhoferi</i> gen. et sp. nov.: A new and large ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of Germany. Palaeontologia Electronica DOI ↗