Pterodactylus kochi Wagner 1837 (pterosaur)

Reptilia - Pterosauria

Alternative combinations: Germanodactylus kochi, Ornithocephalus kochi, Pterodactylus kochii

Synonyms: Aerodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer 1850, Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer 1850

Belongs to Pterodactylus according to B. Andres et al. 2014

See also Bennett 2013, Charig 1967, Jouve 2004, Lydekker 1888, Meyer 1845, Owen 1859, Owen 1860, Owen 1861, Unwin 2003, Vidovic and Martill 2014, Winkler 1886, Young 1964 and Zittel 1890

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

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: found only at Eichstätt [Solnhofener Plattenkalk] (Jurassic of Germany)

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