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CTENOCHASMA
(sten-oh-chaz-ma)
meaning: "Comb jaw"
Ctenochasma
Named By: Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer in 1852
Time Period: Late Jurassic to Cretaceous150-145 Ma
Location: Germany, Solnhofen limestone. France
Size: 25 centimetre wingspan
Diet: unavailable
Fossil(s): A few specimens, some more complete than others
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Pterosauria | Pterodactyloidea | Ctenochasmatidae |
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Ctenochasma (meaning 'comb jaw') is a genus of Late Jurassic pterosaur belonging to the suborder Pterodactyloidea. Three species are currently recognized: C. roemeri (named after Friedrich Adolph Roemer), C. taqueti, and C. elegans. Their fossilized remains have been found in the Solnhofen Limestone of Bavaria, Germany, the "Purbeck Group" of northeastern Germany, and the Calcaires tachetes of eastern France.

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