Pterodactylus
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| phylum | Chordata | Pterodactylus are popularly known as pterodactyls. It was the first to be named and identified as a flying reptile. Its fossil remains have been found primarily in the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, Germany, dated to the late Jurassic Period (early Tithonian), about 150.8–148.5 million years ago. Like all pterosaurs, the wings of Pterodactylus were formed by a skin and muscle membrane stretching from its elongated fourth finger to its hind limbs. It was supported internally by collagen fibres and externally by keratinous ridges.
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| clade | Sauropsida | |
| order | Pterosauria | |
| family | Pterodactylidae | |
| genus | Pterodactylus | |
| Period | Late Jurassic |
