Genus: Pterodactylus non CUVIER, 1809

Species:? grandis CUVIER, 1824 (nomen dubium)
Etymology: Latin, grandis; in reference to large size of this taxon.

Holotype: Verloren (Fruher Karlsruhe)

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

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Ulna, radius, 2nd and 3rd wing finger, femur and tibia.

Referred material:

= Ornithocephalus giganteus OKEN, 1819 (nomen nudum)
Etymology:
= Pterodactylus giganteus (OKEN, 1819) OLSHEVSKY, 1978 (nomen nudum)

Holotype:?

Locality:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:

 

= Pterodactylus secundarius MEYER, 1843 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:
= Ornithocephalus secundarius (MEYER, 1843) WAGNER, 1851 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

Verloren (Fruher Munchen)

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

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Fragmentary remains.

 

= Pterodactylus grandis CUVIER, 1824 (nomen dubium)
= Ornithocephalus grandis (CUVIER, 1824) WAGNER, 1852 (nomen dubium)
= Rhamphorhynchus grandis (CUVIER, 1824) LYDEKKER, (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

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

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

BMNH 37 002: Fragmentary remains.

BMNH 42 737: Fragmentary remains.

Referred material:

FRICHSMANN, 1868

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

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Staatl. mus. f. Mineralogie und Geologie Dresden: Fragmentary remains.

 

WAGNER, 1852

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

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Verloren (Fruher Munchen): Fragmentary remains.

 


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

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Phil.-Theol. Hochschule Eichstatt: Fragmentary remains.

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= Pterodactylus dubius MÜENSTER, 1832
Etymology:
= Ornithocephalus dubius (MÜNSTER, 1832) WAGNER, 1851 (nomen dubium)
= Pterodactylus rhamphastinus dubius (MÜNSTER, 1832) WELLNHOFER, 1970 pro WAGNER, 1858 (nomen dubium)

Holotype: Verloren (Fruher Munchen), Germany.

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

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Fragmentary remains.

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Species: lavateri MEYER, 1838 (nomen dubium)
= Ornithopterus lavateri (MEYER, 1838) MEYER, 1846 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

Holotype:?

Locality: Bayern (Bavaria) State, Germany.

Horizon: Solnhofen.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Fragmentary specimen.
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Species:? primus DEFFNER & FRAAS, 1859 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

Holotype:?

Locality: Malsch near Wiesloch, Baden- Wurttemberg State, Germany.

Horizon: Rat-Bonebed.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Jurassic.

Material: Fragment of wing finger.
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Species:? cirinensis MEYER, 1859 (nomen dubium)
= Pterodactylus? cerinensis (MEYER, 1859) LORTET, 1892 (sic)
Etymology: In reference to Cerin, Ain Department in France, where the specimen was found.

Holotype: Mus. Hist. Natur. Lyon. 15601

Locality: Cerin, Ain Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Right humerus.
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Species:? grandipelvis MEYER, 1859
Etymology:

Holotype: TM. 6926/6927

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

Horizon: Solnhofen, Malm Zeta.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Ilium and prepubis.

Referred material:

= Pterodactylus? eurychirus WAGNER, 1861 (nomen dubium)

Holotype:?

Locality:?

Horizon:?

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:?

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Species:? hopkinsi SEELEY, 1864 (nomen nudum)
Etymology:

Holotype:?

Locality:?

Horizon:?

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:?
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Species:? suprajurensis (SAUVAGE, 1873) emend SAUVAGE, 1874 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:
= Pterodactylus supra-jurensis SAUVAGE, 1873 (nomen dubium)
= Rhamphorhynchus supra-jurensis (SAUVAGE, 1873) LYDEKKER, 1891 (nomen dubium)
= Rhamphorhynchus suprajurensis (SAUVAGE, 1873) LYDEKKER, 1891 emend BLAKE, 1892 (nomen dubium)

Holotype: ?

Locality: Pas-de-Calais Department, France.

Horizon: Upper Kimmeridge.

Biostratigraphy: Autissiodorensis zone.

Age: Upper Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Fragment of coracoid, humerus and metacarpal IV?

Referred material:

LYDEKKER, 1891, BENTON & SPENCER, 1995

Locality: Smallmouth Sands, Weymouth, (SY 669764-SY 672772), Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Lower Kimmerdigian Clay.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: Right quadrate.

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Species:? manselii OWEN, 1874 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:
= Pterodactylus manseli (OWEN, 1874) LYDEKKER, 1888 (sic)
= Rhamphorhynchus manseli (OWEN, 1874) LYDEKKER, 1891 (nomen dubium)

Holotype: BMNH. 41970

Locality: Smallmouth Sands, Weymouth, (SY 669764-SY 672772), Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Lower Kimmeridge Clay.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Proximal end of humerus, proximal end of wing finger phalange.

Referred material:

BMNH 43035: Proximal extremity of the 1st phalangeal of the ulnar-digit of the manus.

BMNH 44182: 7 specimens of the same extremity of the homologous bone.

BMNH R559: A similar specimen.

BMNH 45918: A similar specimen.

BMNH R563: An extremity of (apparently) one of the bones of the fore-arm.

BMNH 41404: A similar specimen.

BMNH 41232: An homologous specimen of a smaller specimen.

BMNH 42376: 2 proximal carpals.

BMNH 42376a, R562, 41886, 41887: Proximal carpals.

BMNH 43034: Distal end of the ulnar metacarpal.

BMNH 44183: Distal portion of an homologues bone.

BMNH R561: Distal end of a smaller example of the homologous bone.

BMNH 43571: 3 fragments of phalangeals of the ulnar digit of the manus.

BMNH 43571a: An imperfect undetermined long-bone.

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Species:? pleydelli OWEN, 1874 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

Holotype: BMNH 42378, 42374

Locality: Smallmouth Sands, Weymouth, (SY 669764-SY 672772), Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Lower Kimmeridge Clay.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Distal end of humerus, proximal end of wing phalange.

Referred material:

LYDEKKER 1888

BMNH 41404, 41884, 41885, 41971, 42374, 44182: 6 apparently similar specimens.

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Species:? arningi RECK, 1931 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

Holotype: MB.R.2843 (Nr. 78)

Locality: Site IV, about 1 km south-south-east of Tendaguru Hill, Tendaguru, Mtwara, Tanzania, East Africa.

Horizon: Upper Saurian beds, Tendaguru Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Right phalange of wing finger.


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Species:? maximus RECK, 1931 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:

Holotype: MB.R.2844 (Nr. 64)

Locality: Site B, 1 km south south-east of Tendaguru Hill, Tendaguru, Mtwara, Tanzania, East Africa.

Horizon: Upper Saurian Beds, Tendaguru Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.

Material: Right ulna.