Pterodactylus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pterodactylus
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:class gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:culture often called 'pterodactyl'
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Solnhofen_limestone
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature short tail
conical teeth
long, narrow jaws
crested skull (in some specimens)
gptkbp:extinct yes
gptkbp:family gptkb:Pterodactylidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Cosimo_Alessandro_Collini
1784
gptkbp:fossil over 30
body fossil
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Late_Jurassic
gptkbp:habitat coastal lagoons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pterodactylus
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkbp:nameMeaning winged finger
gptkbp:notableFor first pterosaur known to science
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies one recognized (Pterodactylus antiquus)
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pterosauria
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pteranodon
gptkb:Rhamphorhynchus
gptkbp:reproduction egg-laying
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Tithonian
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Pterodactylus_antiquus
gptkbp:wingspan about 50 cm to 1 m
gptkbp:yearNamed 1809
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Europe_(fossil_record)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6