Genus: Aurorazhdarcho FREY, MEYER & TISCHLINGER, 2011
Etymology: Latin, aurora, "dawn" and Kyrgyzstan, azhdarcho, "dragon."

Species: micronyx (MEYER, 1856) BENNETT, 2013
Etymology: Greek, mikros, "small" and Greek, onyx, "talon, claw."

Holotype: ELTE V 265

Locality: Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Skeleton.

Referred material:

WELLNHOFER, 1970

Locality: Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Bayer. Staatssammlung Munchen 1911 I 31: Skull and skeleton.

Note: Neotype by Wellnhofer, 1970. When the holotype was found the neotype becomes a referred specimen (OSI, PRONDVAI & GECZY, 2010).

After Wellnhofer, 1970

Referred material:

FRICKHINGER, 1994

Locality: Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Jura-Museum, Eichstatt: Skull and skeleton of a juvenile.

 

 

= Ornithocephalus redenbacheri WAGNER, 1851 (nomen dubium)
Etymology: In honor of Redenbacher.
= Pterodactylus redenbacheri (WAGNER, 1851) (nomen dubium)

Holotype: Palaont. Museum Humboldt-University, Berlin.

Locality: Solnhofen, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Fragmentary skull and skeleton.

 

= Pterodactylus pulchellus MEYER, 1861
Etymology: Latin, pulchellus, “pretty.”

Holotype: BMNH 42735

Locality: Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Skull and skeleton.

 

= Pterodactyus elegans RIKOVSKY, 1925 non WAGNER, 1861
Etymology: Latin, elegans, “choice, fine.”

Holotype: Universitat Brunn, E 522

Locality: ?Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Skull and skeleton.

Referred material:

MEYER, 1859

Locality: Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Verloren (Fruher Universitat Pest) : Skull and skeleton.

 

MEYER, 1859

Locality: Solnhofen, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Palaont. Museum Humboldt-Universitat Berlin: Skull and skeleton.

MEYER, 1862

Staatl. Museum f. Mineralogie u. Geologie Dresden.: Skull and skeleton.

WIMAN, 1925

Locality: Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Universitat Uppsala: Skull and skeleton.

 

= Pterodactylus brevirostris WIMAN, 1929
Etymology:

Holotype:?

Locality:?

Horizon:?

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material: 2 Skulls and skeletons?

Referred material:

WELLNHOFER, 1970

Locality: Schernfeld, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

TM. 13 104: Skull and skeleton.

 

Locality: Eichstatt, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Bayer. Staatssammlung Munchen, 1936 I 50: Skull and skeleton of a juvenile.

Riksmuseum van Geologie en Mineralogie Leiden, St. 18 183

Naturhist. Museum Wien (Plate) and Senckenberg-Museum Frankfurt a M. (Gegen Plat) R 405

 

Locality: Schernfeld, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Bayer. Staatssammlung Munchen 1964 XXIII 100: Skull and skeleton of a juvenile.

After Wellnhofer, 1970

= Pterodactylus westmani WIMAN, 1925
Etymology: In honor of Mr. Hauptmann H. Westman, who donated the specimen.

Holotype: PMU 24792 (old R 67/R 439): Skull and skeleton (example 24 of WELLNHOFER, 1970).

Mornsheim, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany, Solnhofen, Malm Zeta 2, Upper Tithonian, Late Jurassic.

This is an adult specimen with a skull 84 mm.

Locality: Solnhofen, Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

CM 11 426: Skull and Skeleton.
Note: The above are according to BENNETT, 1993 a junior specimen of Gnathosaurus subulatus.

 

 

= Aurorazhdarcho primordius FREY, MEYER & TISCHLINGER, 2011
Etymology: Latin, primordius, "earliest."

Holotype: NMB Sh 110

Locality: Blumenberg Quarry, near Eichstatt, Bavaria, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen Lithographic Limestone (Upper Eichstatt Formation).

Biostratigraphy: Hybonotum Zone.

Age: Lower Tithonian Stage, Late Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Possible impression of skull and neck, and fragmentary skeleton.