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Aerodactylus - A Late Jurassic Pterosaur

Started by dinofigurehobby, June 02, 2023, 03:22:49 PM

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June 07, 2023, 10:11:56 PM
The genus Aerodactylus was coined by Vidovic and Martill (2014) for Pterodactylus scolopaciceps, and happens to be named after Pokémon Aerodactyl, even though Aerodactyl is similar in appearance to "rhamphorhynchoid" pterosaurs and not pterodactyloids. However, Bennett (2018) rejected this taxonomic action and placed Aerodactylus back in synonymy with Pterodactylus.

Bennett, C. S., 2018. New smallest specimen of the pterosaur Pteranodon and ontogenetic niches in pterosaurs. Journal of Paleontology 92 (2): 254–271. doi:10.1017/jpa.2017.84.

Vidovic, S.U., and Martill, D.M., 2014, Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer, 1860 (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Upper Jurassic of Bavaria, Germany: the problem of cryptic pterosaur taxa in early ontogeny: PLoS ONE 9(10): e110646.

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