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GERMANODACTYLUS
(ger-man-oh-dack-ty-lus)
meaning: "German finger"
Germanodactylus
Named By: Yang in 1964
Time Period: Late Jurassic
Location: Germany. United Kingdom
Size: Up to 1.08 meter wingspan
Diet: unavailable
Fossil(s): 6 specimens
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Pterosauria | Pterodactyloidea | Dsungaripteroidea | Germanodactylidae |
Also known as: | Ornithocephalus rhamphastinus | Pterodactylus cristatus |
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Germanodactylus ("German finger") is a genus of dsungaripteroid pterodactyloid pterosaur from Late Jurassic-age rocks of Germany, including the Solnhofen limestone. Its specimens were long thought to pertain to Pterodactylus. Its head crest is a distinctive feature.

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