Nyctosaurus
genus of pterosaurs
Nyctosaurus was a pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous. It had a wing span of 1 meter and a very big crest. It was in the Pterodactyloidea and related to Pteranodon.
| Nyctosaurus Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous
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| Genus: | Nyctosaurus Marsh, 1876
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N. lamegoi | |
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Nyctodactylus Marsh, 1881 | |
