Gnathosaurus
Genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic period / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gnathosaurus (meaning "jawed lizard") is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur containing two species: G. subulatus, named in 1833 from the Solnhofen Limestone of Germany, and G. macrurus, known from the Purbeck Limestone of the UK. Its fossil remains dated back to the Late Jurassic period.
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Fossil skull referred to G. subulatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Family: | †Ctenochasmatidae |
Subfamily: | †Gnathosaurinae |
Genus: | †Gnathosaurus Meyer, 1833 |
Type species | |
†Gnathosaurus subulatus Meyer, 1833 | |
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Synonyms | |
Synonyms of G. macrurus:
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