In 1850, Richard Owen, considering the species not to have been particularly large, renamed it into " Pterodactylus conirostris ", " the cone-snouted ", based on a conical snout, today part of specimen NHMUK PV 39412.
42.
In addition to " Archaeopteryx ", in the very fine-grained, laminated lagoon limestones are the pterosaur " Pterodactylus " and various bony fishes as well as numerous extremely detailed examples of invertebrates e . g . feather stars and dragonflies.
43.
The youngest immature " Pterodactylus antiquus " specimens ( alternately interpreted as young specimens of the distinct species " P . kochi " ) have a small number of teeth ( as few as 15 ), and the teeth have a relatively broad base.
44.
The "'Haarlem Specimen "'( TM 6428 / 29, also known as the " Teyler Specimen " ) was discovered in 1855 near Riedenburg, Germany and described as a " Pterodactylus crassipes " in 1857 by von Meyer.
45.
The authors placed " Eosipterus " in a general Pterodactyloidea " incertae sedis "; in 1999 a placement within Pterodactylidae was suggested and even a synonymy with " Pterodactylus " within a hypothesis that the lower Yixian Formation dated from the late Jurassic.
46.
The genus name is derived from Uktena, a giant horned snake from the mythology of the Cherokee and Greek " daktylos ", " finger ", a common element in the names of pterosaurs since " Pterodactylus ", referring to their typical wing finger.
47.
He named the pterosaur " Pterodactylus ", described ( but did not discover or name ) the aquatic reptile " Mosasaurus ", and was one of the first people to suggest the earth had been dominated by reptiles, rather than mammals, in prehistoric times.
48.
As the crew look up to see their attacker, Challenger spies overhead a " Pteranodon " ( mistakenly calling it a " Pterodactylus " ) killing and eating a young " Toxodon " which proves that the statements in Maple White's diary are true.
49.
In a 2014 study, Steven Vidovic and David Martill concluded that " Pterodactylus scolopaciceps ", usually considered a synonym of " P . kochi " and / or " P . antiquus ", was not closely related to other " Pterodactylus " specimens.
50.
In a 2014 study, Steven Vidovic and David Martill concluded that " Pterodactylus scolopaciceps ", usually considered a synonym of " P . kochi " and / or " P . antiquus ", was not closely related to other " Pterodactylus " specimens.
