Scaphognathus

Scaphognathus; Temporal range: Late Jurassic,
	Cast of the holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Pterosauria
Family:	†Rhamphorhynchidae
Subfamily:	†Scaphognathinae
Genus:	†Scaphognathus; Wagner, 1861
Type species
	†Pterodactylus crassirostris; Goldfuss, 1831
Species
	†Scaphognathus crassirostris (Goldfuss, 1831);
Synonyms
	Pachyramphus Fitzinger, 1843 (preoccupied); Brachytrachelus Giebel, 1850 (preoccupied); Pterodactylus crassirostris Goldfuss 1830; Pachyrhamphus crassirostris Fitzinger 1843 preoccupied; Ornithocephalus crassirostris Wagner 1851; Brachytrachelus crassirostris Giebel 1852 preoccupied; Rhamphorhynchus crassirostris Wagner 1858;

Scaphognathus was a pterosaur that lived around Germany during the Late Jurassic. It had a wingspan of 0.9 m (3 ft).

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