Genus: Aerodactylus VIDOVIC & MARTILL, 2014
Etymology: Greek, aero, "wind" and Greek, dactylus, "finger": a commong suffix
in pterosaur names. The name derives from the Nintendo Pokemon Aerodactyl,
a fantasy creature made up of a combination of different pterosaurian features.
It seemed a pertinent name for a genus which has been synonymous with Pterodactylus
for so long due to a combination of features.
Species: scolopaciceps (MEYER, 1850) VIDOVIC & MARTILL, 2014
= Pterodactylus scolopaciceps MEYER, 1850
Etymology:
= Rhamphorhynchus cf. scolopaciceps (MEYER,
1850) KLINGHARDT, 1937
Holotype: Bayer. Staatssammlung Munchen, BSP AS V 29
Locality: Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Skull and skeleton.
Skull of Aerodactylus scolopaciceps, Holotype BSP AS V 29, after Klinghardt (1927). A) as preserved, and B) new reconstruction.
Skeleton of Aerodactylus scolopaciceps BSP AS V 29, after Klinghardt (1927). A) as preserved, and B, C) new reconstruction; B) dorsal and C) lateral views.
Referred material:
LYDEKKER 1888
BMNH 27359: Cast of type.
= Pterodactylus scolopaciceps BEYRICH
in ZITTEL, 1882 non MEYER, 1850
Etymology:
Palaont. Mus. der Humboldt Univ. (example 14 of WELLNHOFER, 1970).
Locality: Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Skull and skeleton.
= Pterodactylus cormoranus Döderlein, 1929
Etymology: From Medieval Latin, corvus, “raven” and Latin, marinus, “sea”; in reference to the extant avian theropod, the Cormorant.Holotype: Bayer. Staatssammlung Munchen, 1929 I 18
Locality: Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta 2.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Skull and skeleton. (example 25 of Wellnhofer, 1970).
Pterodactylus cormoranus BSP 1929 I 18, afer Döederling (1929): A) close up of jaws; B) close up of pes.
= Pterodactylus scolopacieps BROILI, 1938 non MEYER, 1850
Bayer. Staatssammlung Munchen 1937 I 18. (example 28 of Wellnhofer, 1970, counterpart MCZ 1505).
Locality: Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.Bayer. Staatssammlung Munchen 1937 I 18. (example 28 of Wellnhofer, 1970, counterpart MCZ 1505).
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Skull and skeleton.
Image inverted.
Aerodactylus scolopacieps = Pterodactylus antiquus MCZ 1505, modified from Bennett (2013), A) as preserved, and B) new reconstruction.
Bayer. Staatssammlung Munchen 1883 XVI 1 (counter part MCZ 1505): Skull and skeleton.
= Pterodactylus kochi FREY, & MARTILL, 1996, FREY & MARTILL, 1998
Locality: Solnhofen, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Lithographic limestone, Solnhofen.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Private collection: Skull and skeleton showing skin and wing impressions.
= Pterodactylus kochi TISCHLINGER, 1993, FRICKHINGER, 1999
Locality: Near Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Private collection: Skull and skeleton showing partial preservation of soft parts.
Note: The right femur was broken and rehealed.
= Pterodactylus kochi WELLNHOFER, 1987
Locality: Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta 2.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Lower Lower Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Geologisch-Palaontologische Abteilung (NHMW), Nr., 1975/1756: Skull, and skeleton with impressions of the wings.
= Pterodactylus antiquus ABEL, 1925 non SÖMMERRING, 1812
Etymology:Locality: Solnhofen quarries, perhaps at Mornsheim, lithographic shales, of the Altmuhl region of Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
AMNH 1942: Skull, skeleton and impressions of skin and musculature. (example 20 of Wellnhofer, 1970).
Aerodactylus scolopacieps skulls; A) = Pterodactylus antiquus AMNH 1942, modified from Abel, 1925); B) = Pterodactylus kochi NHMW 1975/1756, modified from Wellnhofer, 1987;C) = Pterodactylus kochi Bayer. Staatssammlung Munchen 1937 I 18, modified from Broili (1938).
Aerodactylus scolopacieps skeletons; A) = Pterodactylus kochi private collection, Tischlinger (1993), with broken and healed femur; B) = Pterodactylus antiquus, AMNH 1942, after Abel (1925); C) Pterodactylus scolopaciceps BSM 1937 I 18, after Broili, (1938); D) = Pterodactylus kochi SHMW R. 1975/1756, after Wellnhofer (1987); E) = Pterodactylus antiquus SMF R 4074, after Huene (1951); F) = Pterodactylus antiquus, MCZ 1505, after Bennett, (2013); G) = Pterodactylus kochi SMNK after Frey & Martill (1998), and H) = Pterodactylus elegans BSP 1924 V 1, after Broili (1925).
= Pterodactylus kochi Wellnhofer, 1970
Locality: Schernfeld, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta 2.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Bayer. Staatssammlung Munchen 1967 I 276: Skull and skeleton of a juvenile (example 6 of Wellnhofer, 1970).
Augustana College Rock Island, Illinois (Plate), Private collection of F. MULLER: Skull and skeleton.
Locality: Wintershof near Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta 2.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Phil. Theol. Hochschule Eichstatt 1962 148: Skull and skeleton.
= Pterodactylus kochi ZITTEL, 1882
Locality: Upper Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta 2.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Private collection of E. SCHOPFL: Skull and skeleton. (example 18 of Wellnhofer, 1970).
= Pterodactylus antiquus HOLDER & STEINHORST, 1964
Locality: Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta 2.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Phil.-Theol. Hochschule Eichstatt: Skull and Skeleton. (example 26 of Wellnhofer, 1970)
= Pterodactylus elegans BROILI, 1925
Locality: Winterberg, Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta 2.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Bayer. Staatssammlung Munchen 1924 V 1: Skull, skeleton of a juvenile and it shows hair like structures.
Wellnhofer (1970) referred this specimen to Pterodactylus kochi.
= Pterodactylus sp FREY & TISCHLINGER, 2000, FREY, TISCHLINGER, BUCHY & MARTILL, 2003
Locality: Open-cast Schrandel Quarry, near Langenaltheim, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen Formation, Malm Zeta 2 b.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Tithonian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Private Collection of the quarry owner (part) and JME SPS 4784 (counter part): Nearly complete specimen.
Aerodactylus scolopacieps = Pterodactylus sp skull after Frey, et al., (2000), Frey, et al., (2003); A) just the preserved skull sans skeleton; and B) new reconstruction. The dark grey is the impression of the crest.
Aerodactylus scolopacieps = Pterodactylus sp; A) after Frey, et al., (2000), Frey, et al., (2003), B, C) new reconstruction; B) dorsal and C) lateral views.
