Pterodactylus
Pterodactylus antiquus
ok. 1 mAdult individual · rekonstrukcja
wingspan
wingspan
między końcami rozłożonych skrzydełMeasurement: front · approximate side view
- Mass · szacunek
- No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Pterodactylus — size comparison
Pterodactylus was a Late Jurassic pterosaur known chiefly from limestone around Solnhofen, Germany. Pterosaurs were a separate flying-reptile lineage, distinct
Silhouette comparison
Wingspan
między końcami rozłożonych skrzydełReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates
WingspanScale in m
00,20,40,60,81
approx. 1 m
The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.
Pterodactylus — size comparison — facts and sources
Pterodactylus was a Late Jurassic pterosaur known chiefly from limestone around Solnhofen, Germany. Pterosaurs were a separate flying-reptile lineage, distinct from dinosaurs and birds. They inhabited islands and shallow lagoons. Exceptional depositional conditions preserved even delicate skeletal elements.
Differently aged individuals sometimes received separate names, with later revisions combining some. Diet and small-prey capture are inferred from anatomy; the species’ complete behaviour remains unknown.