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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Pterodactylus antiquus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Pterosauria

Family

Genus

Pterodactylus

Species

Pterodactylus antiquus

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Reptilia❔ Diet unknown

Pterodactylus

Pterodactylus antiquus (Pterodactylus · Pterodactylus)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)FOSSIL (Extinct Fossil)

Known only from fossils. The IUCN Red List assesses only species extant since 1500 CE, so fossil taxa are not assigned a category.

Geological Era

Late Jurassic (~149.2 MYA)

Diet

No data

Length · Height

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Mass · Top Speed

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Habitat & Fossil Locality

Late Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone area in Bavaria, Germany

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Because its fossils come from lithographic stone beds quarried for printing plates, it has a close connection with lithographic printing.
💡 Because Pterodactylus means 'wing finger,' the name alone shows that it was an animal whose finger supported a wing.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

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📖 1. Overview

Pterodactylus antiquus (genus Pterodactylus) was the first animal in the world to be identified as a pterosaur. Its fossils came from the Late Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Bavaria, Germany.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its name, given by Georges Cuvier of France, means 'wing finger.' Nearly complete specimens from Solnhofen revealed that it was a winged reptile.

🔍 3. Fossil Record & Paleoecology

Because most pterosaur specimens from the Solnhofen Limestone are juveniles, distinguishing species was difficult. Today, one view places only the single type species within this genus.