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ARCTICODACTYLUS
(arc-tik-o-dak-te-luss)
meaning: "Arctic finger"
Named By: A. W. A. Kellner in 2015
Time Period: Late Triassic, 208-201 Ma
Location: Greenland - Fleming Fjord Formation
Size: Wingspan estimated at 24 centimetres across
Diet: Piscivore
Fossil(s): Skull and partial post cranial skeleton
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Pterosauria |
Also known as: | Eudimorphodon cromptonellus |
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Arcticodactylus is a genus of basal pterosaur living during the Late Triassic in the area of present Greenland. Its only species was previously attributed to Eudimorphodon, and its closest relatives may have been Eudimorphodon or Austriadraco.

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