Genus: Germanodactylus YOUNG, 1964
Etymology: In reference to Germany, the country where the specimen was found and Greek, daktylos, "finger."
= Germodactylus WELLNHOFER, 1980 (sic)

Species: cristatus (WIMAN, 1925) YOUNG, 1964 via WELLNHOFER, 1970
Etymology: Latin, cristatos, “crested.”
= Pterodactylus kochi PLIENINGER, 1901 non WAGNER, 1837
Etymology: Herrn Forstrathe (forset official?) Koch in Regensburg.
= Germanodactylus kochi (PLIENINGER, 1901) YOUNG, 1964
= Diopecephalus kochi (PLIENINGER, 1901) KUHN, 1967
= Pterodactylus cristatus WIMAN, 1925
= Germodactylus cristatus (WIMAN, 1925) (sic)

Holotype: Bayer. Staatssammlung Munchen, Inv. Nr. 1892 IV 1. (part) NMING F15005 (counterpart)

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

Horizon: Solnhofen Formation, Malm Zeta 2.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Skull and skeleton.

Note: The above are according to BENNETT, 1993 a junior specimen of Pterodactylus antiquus.

After Wellnhofer, 1970.

Referred material:

FRICKHINGER, 1999

Stattliches Museum fur Naturkunde, Karlsruhe (accession number not given): Skull and skeleton.

 

= Pterodactylus kochi WELLNHOFER, 1970 (example 9)

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

Horizon: Solnhofen Formation, Malm Zeta 2.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

JME SoS 4593 (old Phil.-Theol. Hochschule Eichstatt 29 III 1950): Skull and skeleton of a juvenile.

= Pterodactylus micronyx WELLNHOFER, 1970

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

Horizon: Solnhofen.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

JME SoS 4006 (old Phil. Theol. Hochschul Eichstatt 1957/52): Skull and skeleton of a juvenile.

VIDOVIC & MARTILL, 2018

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