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, 1925Locality: 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.