Upper Jurassic Period

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Pterodactylus micronyx

 

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Pterodactylus (flying finger) micronyx (small claw)
A small pterosaur from the Lower Tithonian, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria, Germany.  This species has been identified by several complete or partial specimens.  It shows some characteristic similarities with Gnathosaurus subulatus and may eventually be defined as a juvenile of this species.

von Meyer, C. E. H., 1862, Pterodactylus micronyx aus dem lithographischen Schiefer von Solenhofen. Palaeontographica X 47-52, pl. VIII (1861-63).

Winkler, T. C., 1870, Description d'un nouvel exemplaire de Pterodactylus micronyx du musée Teyler. Arch. Mus. Teyler III 84-99, pl. III (1870-74).

Broili, F. 1912, Over Pterodactylus micronyx H. v. Meyer. Zeitschr. German geol. Ges. LXIV 492-500, pl. XII.

Pseudonyms
Ornithocephalus redenbacheri (Wagner, 1851)
Pterodactylus redenbacheri (Wagner, 1861)
Pterodactylus pulchellus (von Meyer, 1861)