Illustrations
18 genera
Aerodactylus
Aerodactylus is named after the Fossil Pokémon character Aerodactyl in perhaps the only paleontology taxonomic nod to the Japanese franchise.
Wingspan 50 cm
Aurorazhdarcho
This small, filter-feeding pterosaur had a semicircular crest on its snout.
Wingspan 90 cm
Aussiedraco
This “Aussie dragon” is one of only a few named Australian pterosaurs.
Wingspan 3 m
Cacibupteryx
Named for the Taino lord of the sky, Cacibupteryx fished in the ancient Gulf of Mexico.
Wingspan 2 m
Coloborhynchus
The distinctive flat-fronted snout of this English pterosaur shows similarities to its closest relatives from Texas and Morocco.
Wingspan 1.5 m
Eopteranodon
Toothless Eopteranodon had a backwards-pointing crest like its unrelated namesake.
Wingspan 1.1 m
Fenghuangopterus
This small Chinese pterosaur is the earliest known scaphognathine.
Wingspan 95 cm
Hongshanopterus
Hongshanopterus was one of several pterosaurs that were terrestrial predators in an ancient Chinese forest.
Wingspan 1.8 m
Jianchangopterus
Jianchangopterus was one of the smallest-known pterosaurs, being only about as big as a robin.
Wingspan 32 cm
Kepodactylus
The only specimen of this large Jurassic pterosaur was found with a skeleton of Stegosaurus.
Wingspan 2.5 m
Lonchodectes
Lonchodectes had jaws that looked like toothed scissors.
Wingspan 1.8 m
Lonchodraco
Hailing from the Cretaceous of England, the pterodactyloid pterosaur Lonchodraco has a complicated naming history.
Wingspan 2.7 m
Nesodactylus
First collected in 1918 while looking for fish fossils, Nesodactylus was one of the first Jurassic pterosaurs discovered in the Americas.
Wingspan 1.2 m
Ningchengopterus
Although the only known specimen of Ningchengopterus is a baby, it has several features that distinguish it from other pterosaur species.
Prejanopterus
This Spanish pterosaur may have had a snout that curved to the left.
Wingspan 4 m
Serradraco
Serradraco’s angled teeth made its jaws look like a serrated saw blade.
Sinuiju Anurognathid
North Korea was home to the last known member of the insect-eating anurognathids.
Unwindia
This Brazilian pterosaur is a member of a mysterious and poorly-known lineage possessing teeth emerging from bony pedestals.
