Genus
Valid Extinct

Campylognathoides

Strand 1928
Etymology Machoîres incurvée

Campylognathoides is an extinct genus of pterosaur discovered in the Württemberg Lias deposits of Germany; this first specimen, however, consisted only of wing fragments. Further better preserved specimens were found in the Holzmaden shale; based on these specimens, Felix Plieninger erected a new genus.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
12
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
Campylognathoides
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Campylognathoididae Family
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Campylognathoides Genus
Fossil sites 12 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇩🇪 Germany
12
Geological formations
Posidonia Shale
12
Temporal distribution
Toarcian (184.2–174.7 Ma)
12
Species (2)
Campylognathoides liasicus 184 Ma
Campylognathoides zitteli 184 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution.
Bibliography (2)
K. Padian. 2008. The Early Jurassic pterosaur Campylognathoides Strand, 1928. Special Papers in Palaeontology 80:65-107
P. Wellnhofer and B.-W. Vahldiek. 1986. Ein Flugsaurier-Rest aus dem Posidonienschiefer (Unter-Toarcium) von Schandelah bei Braunschweig. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 60:329-340 DOI ↗