Ctenochasma
"comb opening"
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CLASSIFICATION

Ctenochasma von Meyer, 1852
    TYPE SPECIES:
  • C. gracilis (von Meyer, 1851) (originally Pterodactylus) "gracile comb opening"
    OTHER SPECIES:
  • C. porocristata Wellnhofer, 1975 "porous-crested comb opening"
  • C. sp. Taquet, 1972 
Animalia
Vertebrata
Tetrapoda
Sauropsida
Archosauromorpha
Ornithodira
Pterosauria
Pterodactyloidea

see also: Genus Index, Classification

MEASUREMENTS

LENGTH: 1.2 m

see also: World Records

TIME

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic

PLACE

see also: Paleo-Maps

REMAINS

see also: Anatomy

ESSAY

This animal filter-fed using the 260 tiny teeth in its jaws. Ctenochasma porocristata had a porous crest on its head.

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