Ctenochasma

Ctenochasma
Temporal range:
Late Jurassic 150–145 Ma
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Fossil specimen of a juvenile C. elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: †Pterosauria
Suborder: †Pterodactyloidea
Family: †Ctenochasmatidae
Subfamily: †Ctenochasmatinae
Genus: †Ctenochasma
Meyer, 1852
Type species
†Ctenochasma roemeri
Meyer, 1852
Other species
  • †C. elegans
    (Wagner, 1861) [originally Pterodactylus]
  • †C. taqueti
    Bennett, 2007
Synonyms
Genus synonymy
Synonyms of C. elegans
  • Ornithocephalus brevirostris
    Sömmerring, 1817
  • Pterodactylus brevirostris
    (Sömmerring, 1817)
  • Ptenodracon brevirostris
    (Sömmerring, 1817)
  • Pterodactylus elegans
    Wagner, 1861

Ctenochasma (meaning "comb jaw") is a genus of Late Jurassic ctenochasmatid pterosaur belonging to the suborder Pterodactyloidea. Three species are currently recognized: C. roemeri (named after Friedrich Adolph Roemer), C. taqueti, and C. elegans. Their fossilized remains have been found in the Solnhofen Limestone of Bavaria, Germany, the "Purbeck Group" of northeastern Germany, and the Calcaires tâchetés of eastern France.