Species
Valid Extinct

Nyctosaurus gracilis

(Marsh 1876)

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
3
Group
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marine
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Classification
Pterosauria Order
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Pterodactyloidea Suborder
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Nyctosaurus Genus
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Nyctosaurus gracilis Species
Fossil sites 3 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
3
Geological formations
Niobrara
3
Temporal distribution
Santonian (85.7–83.6 Ma)
2
Coniacian (89.8–85.7 Ma)
1
Bibliography
Original description
O. C. Marsh. 1876. Notice of a new sub-order of Pterosauria. American Journal of Science 11:507-509 DOI ↗
Bibliography (3)
L. M. Lambe. 1914. Report of the vertebrate palaeontologist. Summary Report of the Geological Survey Department of Mines for the Calendar Year 1912 1305:397-403 DOI ↗
S. W. Williston. 1903. On the osteology of Nyctosaurus (Nyctodactylus), with notes on American pterosaurs. Field Columbian Museum Publications, Geological Series 2:125-163 DOI ↗
O. C. Marsh. 1876. Notice of a new sub-order of Pterosauria. American Journal of Science 11:507-509 DOI ↗