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Pterodactylus cirinensis Meyer 1860 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

PaleoDB taxon number: 156509

Alternative combination: Pterodactylus cerinensis

Belongs to Pterodactylus according to K. A. v. Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: Pterodactylus antiquus, Pterodactylus arningi, Pterodactylus brancai, Pterodactylus dubius, Pterodactylus giganteus, Pterodactylus kochi, Pterodactylus lavateri, Pterodactylus longirostris, Pterodactylus maximus, Pterodactylus medius, Pterodactylus micronyx, Pterodactylus propinquus, Pterodactylus secundarius, Pterodactylus spectabilis, Pterodactylus umbrosus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cerin [PROXY], which is in a Kimmeridgian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in France

Ecology: volant piscivore