Gnathosaurus

Gnathosaurus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic,
Tithonian
Fossil skull referred to G. subulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Family: Ctenochasmatidae
Subfamily: Gnathosaurinae
Genus: Gnathosaurus
Meyer, 1833
Type species
Gnathosaurus subulatus
Meyer, 1833
Other species
Synonyms

Synonyms of G. macrurus:

Gnathosaurus (meaning "jawed lizard") is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur containing two species: G. subulatus, named in 1833 from the Solnhofen Limestone of Germany, and G. macrurus, known from the Purbeck Limestone of the UK. Its fossil remains dated back to the Late Jurassic period.