†Nyctosaurus bonneri Miller 1971 (pterosaur)
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Alternative combination: Pteranodon (Nyctosaurus) bonneri
Full reference: H. W. Miller. 1971. The taxonomy of the Pteranodon species from Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 74(1):1-19
Belongs to Nyctosaurus according to B. C. Vila Nova et al. 2014
See also Bennett 1994 and Miller 1971
Sister taxa: Nyctosaurus gracilis, Nyctosaurus lamegoi, Nyctosaurus nanus
Type specimen: SMM 11311, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is near Elkader, which is in a Santonian offshore chalk in the Niobrara Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at near Elkader
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