Ctenochasmatoids Temporal range: Late Jurassic - Early Cretaceous,
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Fossil specimen of Ctenochasma elegans | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Order: | †Pterosauria |
Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
Clade: | †Euctenochasmatia |
Clade: | †Ctenochasmatoidea Nopcsa, 1928[1] |
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Ctenochasmatoidea is a group of early pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea. Their remains are usually found in what were once coastal or lake environments. They generally had long wings, long necks, and highly specialized teeth.[2]