The Pterosaur Database

Anurognathidae

Anurognathus ammoni	A rhamphorhynchoid pterosaur with a short snout and a short tail found in the lower Tithonian Lithographic Limestone near Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany. Wingspan 50 cm.
Batrachognathus volans	Known from two specimens this pterosaur has a distinct short snout and wide jaw. It comes from the Karatau Upper Jurassic sediments of Kazakhstan.
Dendrorhynchoides curvidentatus	Collected from the Zhangijagou locality from the Lower Yixian Formation
Jaholopterus ningchengensis	A fine complete specimen showing near complete wing membrane and hair. From the Lower Yixian Formation at Nincheng, Inner Mongolia. This specimen represents the most complete and largest known Anurognathid.

Azhdarchidae

Doratorhynchus validus	A single cervical vertebra from the Purbeck Limestone of Britain. Jurassic/Cretaceous border sediments.
Un-named Azhdarchid	Post cranial skeleton from Solenhofen.

Ctenochasmidae

Beipiaopterus chenianus	Partially preserved skeleton from Liaoning Province, China
Ctenochasma elegans	A small pterodactyl with long slender teeth. Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Ctenochasma gracile	Two complete specimens and five fragmentary specimens from the Lower Tithonian, Solnhofen, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Ctenochasma porocristata	Jaw fragment from the Solnhofen, Lithographic Limestone, showing a porous bony crest on the skull.
Ctenochasma roemeri	Lower jaw from the Marine Limestone of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Ctenochasma sp.	Lower Portlandian, Haut Marne, France.
Ctenchasma taqueti	Lower Tithonian of St. Dizier, France
Gnathosaurus subulatus	This genus shows many similarities with Ctenochasma though the teeth are less closely packed and there is a distinct saggital crest on the skull. Lower Tithonian, Solnhofen, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Gnathosaurus macrurus	A series of vertebrae from the Purbeck Limestone of the United Kingdom.
Huanhepterus quingyangensis	This pterosaur is similar to Gmathosaurus, though having a long neck. Ordos Basin, China.
Plataleorhynchus streptophorodon	Fossil of a pterosaur snout with a terminal spatulate shape. Purbeck Limestone, Dorset, England.

Dimorphodontidae

Dimorphodon weintraubi

Finely preserved partial skeleton showing primitive foot structure. callovian, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Similarities with Dimorphodon macronyx.

Dsungeripteridae

Dsungaripterus brancai	Obere Saurier-Mergel, Tendaguru, Tanzania.
Dsungeripterus sp.	Partial skeleton from the Kimmeridgian of Germany

Gallodactylidae

Gallodactylus canjuersensis	Specimen from Canjuers in Southern France.
Cycnorhamphus suevicus	Well documented specimen from the upper Jurassic Limestone of Wuttemberg, Bavaria.
Feilongus youngi	Jianshangou Bed, lower Yixian Formation at Heitizigou in Beipiao, Liaoning Province, China

Germanodactylidae

Germanodactylus cristatus	Specimen from the Lower Tithonian, Solnhofen, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Germanodactylus rhamphastinus	Specimen from the Momsheim Limestone, Bavaria, slightly more recent than the Solnhofen specimen.
Germanodactylus sp.	Wing and leg fragments from the Kimmeridge Clay, Dorset, England.
Tendaguripterus recki	A pterosaur jaw from Tanzania

Pterodactylidae

Diopecephalus longicollum	A large pterodactyl with a wingspan of 1.45 metres. Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Eosipterus yangi	Articulated wings and legs of a medium sized pterodactyle.
Pterodactylus antiquus	Several specimens of this pterodactyl are known from the Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany. This was the first pterosaur to be described by Cuvier in 1784.
Pterodactylus grandis	One of the largest Jurassic pterodactyls with a wingspan of 2.4 metres. Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Pterodactylus grandipelvis	Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Pterodactylus kochi	The most common of the fossil pterodactyls, many fine specimens have been found, including juvenile remains. Adults have a wingspan of 50 cm. Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Pterodactylus micronyx	Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Pterodactylus cerinensis	This pterodactyl was described from a single humerus. A tibia was also assigned to this species. Kimmeridgian, Lithographic Limestone, Cern, Department Ain, France.
Pterodactylus suprajurensis	Individual remains of a large pterosaur were assigned together to this species. Purbeckian, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.
Pterodactylus manseli	Individual bones of a small pterodactyl are grouped together. Kimmeridge Clay, Weymouth, Dorset, England.
Pterodactylus pleydelli	a small number of similar individual bones from the Kimmeridge Clay, Weymouth, Dorset, England.
Pterodactylus arningi	Fragmentary remains, Obere Saurier-Mergel, Tendaguru, Tanzania.
Pterodactylus maximus	Fragmentary remains, Obere Saurier-Mergel, Tendaguru, Tanzania.

Rhamphorhynchidae

Rhamphorhynchus gemmingi	Over eight fine specimens and other fragmentary remains. Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Rhamphorhynchus intermedius	At least ten specimens assigned to this species. Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Rhamphorhynchus longicaudus	In excess of twelve specimens of this pterosaur from the Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany. many more specimens showing incomplete remains.
Rhamphorhynchus longiceps	Six fine specimens including one near complete animal. Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri	About forty specimens assigned to this species. Some very fine examples including wing membrane preservation. Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Rhamphorhynchus jessoni	Fragmentary remains of wing bones and joints. Oxfordian, Oxford Clay, England.
Rhamphorhynchus tendagurensis	Upper saurier-marl, Tendaguru, Tanzania.
Rhamphorhynchus sp.	Upper Callovian, Pedroga, Lower Kimmeridgian, Guimarota near Leiria, Portugal.
Cacibupteryx carabensis	Skull and partial wing from the Jagua Formation, Cuba.
Odontorhynchus aculeatus	Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Pterorhynchus wellnhoferi	Rhamphorhynchoid exhibiting a head crest.
Scaphognathus crassirostris	There are at least five specimens of this sturdy pterosaur and many fragmentary remains. Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.
Harpactognathus gentryii	Jaw fragment from the Morrison Formation, Utah.
Sordes pilosus	Two specimens showing wing membrane and body hair preservation. Upper Jurassic, Karatau, Kazakhstan.

Unclassified

Kepodactylus insperatus	Short spined vertebra, left humerus and fragmentary wing bones from Colorado, U.S.A. of Kimmeridgian Age
Dermodactylus montanus	Fragment of wing metacarpal from Como Bluff, Wyoming, U.S.A. This was the first fossil pterosaur to be found in the Americas.
Wyomingopteryx ?	Undescribed pterosaur from the U.S.A. (awaiting details)
Comodactylus ostromi	A wing-metacarpal from the Morrison Formation, Como Bluff, Wyoming, U.S.A. This specimen is of a Rhamphorhynchoid species
Laopteryx priscum	Partial skull previously classified as a bird, re-evaluated as a pterosaur.
Mesadactylus ornithosphyos	A group of bones associated in a partial, post cranial skeleton, Como Bluff, Wyoming, U.S.A.
Nesodactylus hesperius	Post cranial and disarticulated skeleton of a small pterosaur from the Oxfordian of Vinales, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. This specimen is of a Rhamphorhynchoid species
Herbstosaurus pigmaeus	pelvis, femur and other fragments of a small pterosaur from the Callovian, Lotena Formation, Neuquen, North Patagonia, Argentina. probably of a Rhamphorhynchoid species.
Normannognathus wellnhoferi	Jaw fragments from Cap de le Heve, Normandy, France. Upper jaw 6cm and lower jaw 5cm showing several tooth sockets. Possibly an Ornithocheirid.
Pterosaur sp.	Specimen from Solothurn, Switzerland
Utahdactylus keteae	Pterosaur remains from the Morrison formation, USA.
Rhamphorhynchinae indet.	Wing phalange shaft from Switzerland

Ichnites

Petrachnus saltwashiensis	Salt Wash Member, Morrison Formation, Carrizo Mountains, Arizona, USA. Stokes, W. L. 1957. Pterodactyl tracks from the Morrison Formation. Journal of Paleontology, 31:952–954.
Pteraichnus stokesi	Alcova Reservoir region, Casper, Wyoming, USA. Logue, T. J. 1994. Alcova, Wyoming tracks of Pteraichnus saltwashensis, made by pterosaurs. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 26:10. Connely M. V., 2004, Alcova's Pteraichnus Lagerstatten, 2004 Denver Annual Meeting (7-10th November 2004) Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs vol.36 No.5 p.67
Pteraichnus longipodus	Villar de Rio, Oncala Group, Upper Jurassic boundary, Spain.
Pteraichnus sp.	Wierzbica Quarry, Radom, Holy Cross Mountains, Poland. Pieńkowski G. and NiedŸwiedzki G. 2005; Pterosaur tracks from the early Kimmeridgian intertidal deposits of Wierzbica, Poland. Geol. Quart., 49 (3): 339–346. Warszawa.
Pteraichnus sp.	Summerville Formation, Ferron, Utah, USA.
Pteraichnus palacieisaenzi	Sundance Formation, Bighorn Canyon National Recreational Area, Wyoming, USA. Arribas, C. P. and Pérez, E. S. 2000. Huellas de pterosaurios en el Grupo On- cala (Soria, España). Pteraichnus palaciei-saenzi, nov. ichnosp. Estudios Geologicos, 56:73–100.