Nyctosaurus

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Nyctosaurus

Fossil range: Cretaceous
Drawing of Nyctosaurus walking position
Drawing of Nyctosaurus walking position
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Family: Pteranodontidae
Genus: Nyctosaurus
Marsh, 1876
Species
N. lamegoi
N. gracilis
Synonyms
Nyctodactylus Marsh, 1881

Nyctosaurus was pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous period. It had a wing span of 1 meter and a very big crest. It was related to the Rhamphorhynchus and Anurognathus. It was in the group of small pterosaurs.

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