Reptilia - Pterosauria - Rhamphorhynchidae
Alternative combination: Pterodactylus crassirostris
Belongs to Scaphognathus according to B. Andres et al. 2014
See also Bennett 2014, Buckland 1858, Charig 1967, d'Orbigny 1849, Fitzinger 1843, Lyman 1895, Meyer 1845, Owen 1841, Owen 1859, Owen 1860, Owen 1861, Unwin 2003 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxon: Scaphognathus robustus
Type specimen: GPIB 1304, a skeleton. Its type locality is Eichstätt [Solnhofener Plattenkalk], which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofener Plattenkalk Formation of Germany.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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