The only known species of American pterodactyl is Dermodactylus montanus, with a genus distinct from Pterodactylus and a wingspan of about five or six feet.

Note on American pterodactyls

The first remains of Pterodactyls discovered in this country were found by the writer, in the autumn of 1870, near the Smoky Hill River, in Western Kansas. These belonged to a gigantic species, which was described by the writer in 1871, and is now known as Pteranodon occidentalis. The geological horizon of these fossils was in the Middle Cretaceous, in the same deposits that contain the Odontornithes, or Birds with teeth. In the following year, additional specimens were secured by the writer in the same region, and referred to two new species of the same genus

IV.—Principal Characters of American Cretaceous Pterodactyls

Pterodactyls effectively discovers transiting young planets in TESS Primary Mission photometry, potentially suggesting that these planets have shrunk due to atmospheric mass loss.

pterodactyls: A Tool to Uniformly Search and Vet for Young Transiting Planets in TESS Primary Mission Photometry

This new suborder of Pterosauria, characterized by the absence of teeth, may be called Pteranodolltia and belong to the family Pterarl.Odontidce.

Notice of a new suborder of Pterosauria

Pterodactylus Oweni and two other large Pterosauria species were well represented in America during the later Cretaceous, proving that these reptiles were well represented in the country during the Cretaceous period.

Discovery of additional remains of Pterosauria with descriptions of two new species

The skull of Pteranodon, the largest known American Cretaceous pterodactyl, shows a unique morphology, with a slender, slender-to-oblong shape and a slender, slender-to-ob

Principal characters of American Cretaceous pterodactyls; Part 1, The skull of Pteranodon

Pterodactylane has a significantly lower threshold force for mechanoactivation when pulled from the central rung compared to the end rung, guiding future designs of mechanophores with low threshold forces for force-responsive materials.

Mechanochemistry of Pterodactylane.

Pterodactyls had a unique structure, with a body size similar to a cat and a wing span of 21 feet or more, making their flight more specialized than any other animal known.

On the Flight of Pterodactyls

Pterodactyls have three small, unguiculate fingers on the radial side of the patagial finger, used for support, possibly also in prehension and ambulation, with older forms having better developed metacarpals and articulation with the carpus, while later forms have greatly at

III.—The Fingers of Pterodactyls

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 adventure novel The Lost World significantly contributed to the widespread popularity of pterodactyls, a flying reptile with a long history of being compared to demons, dragons, and vampires.

Dr Arthur Conan Doyle’s contribution to the popularity of pterodactyls

Cuvier, in his Ossemens Fossiles, correctly identified the wing-finger of pterodactyls as the fourth, and his reasons for this conclusion are unanswerable.

The Wing-Finger of Pterodactyls, with Restoration of Nyctosaurus

This new Pterodactylus specimen from the Torleite Formation in Bavaria, Germany, represents the oldest known occurrence of the genus and represents a juvenile to young subadult individual, expanding the temporal range of the taxon.

﻿The geologically oldest specimen of Pterodactylus: a new exquisitely preserved skeleton from the Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) Plattenkalk deposits of Painten (Bavaria, Germany)

The earliest pterosaur, Kryptodrakon progenitor, from the Middle-Upper Jurassic boundary of Northwest China supports a terrestrial origin and a predominantly terrestrial history for the Pterodactyloidea.

The Earliest Pterodactyloid and the Origin of the Group

Aerodactylus is erected as a new genus for the Late Jurassic pterosaur Pterodactylus scolopaciceps, based on unique characters and its relationship to other pterosaur species.

Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer, 1860 (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Upper Jurassic of Bavaria, Germany: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny

The skull of Nyctodactylus, an Upper Cretaceous pterodactyl, is remarkably complete and valuable for study due to its delicacy and fragility, with a remarkable perfection and relative freedom from distortion.

On the Skull of Nyctodactylus, an Upper Cretaceous Pterodactyl

Pterodactyles have wings, but their mode of flight remains a mystery, with some anatomists believing their fore-limbs were used for swimming rather than flight.

The Wings of Pterodactyles

The Ornithosauria fossil remains in the Woodwardian Museum, Cambridge, are a rich source of information on the evolution of flying lizards, and this book provides a comprehensive overview of their evolution and remains.

Index to the Fossil Remains of Ornithosaitria, Aves, and Reptilia from the Secondary Strata, arranged in the Woodwardian Museum, Cambridge The Ornithosauria, an Elementary Study of the Bones of Pterodactyles

Pterodactyles have wings, and their mode of flight is similar to that of birds, with their fore limbs used for swimming rather than flight.

II.—The Wings of Pterodactyles.

Ptilodactylidae beetles were diverse in Eocene Europe, as evidenced by the discovery of two species in Rovno amber, Ukraine.

Revealing Palaeogene distribution of the Ptilodactylidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): the first Ptilodactyla Illiger, 1807 records from Rovno amber of Ukraine

The new pterosaur from Liaoning Province, China, shows convergence in mid-cervical vertebrae characters between the Azhdarchidae and Ctenochasmatidae, reorganizing the Pterodactyloidea.

A NEW PTEROSAUR FROM THE LIAONING PROVINCE OF CHINA, THE PHYLOGENY OF THE PTERODACTYLOIDEA, AND CONVERGENCE IN THEIR CERVICAL VERTEBRAE

These studies suggest that pterodactyls, specifically Pteranodon and Dermodactylus montanus, were well-represented in America during the Cretaceous period, with unique anatomical features and significant fossil discoveries.