Austriadactylus

Taxobox
name = "Austriadactylus"
fossil_range = Late Triassic


image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
ordo = Pterosauria
subordo = Rhamphorhynchoidea
familia = Campylognathoididae
genus = "Austriadactylus"
species = "A. cristatus"
binomial = "Austriadactylus cristatus"
binomial_authority = Dalla Vecchia, Wild, Hope & Reitner, 2002

"Austriadactylus" was an unusual genus of rhamphorhynchoid pterosaur. The fossil remains, consisting of skull, lower jaw, some vertebrae, parts of the limbs and pelvic girdle, and the tail, were unearthed in Late Triassic rocks of Austria.

This species had a crest on its head that widened as it descended towards the snout. Its flexible tail did not have the stiffening rods present in the rest of its family.

External links

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