Nyctosaurus
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Nyctosaurus Conservation status: Fossil
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![]() Drawing of Nyctosaurus walking position
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N. lamegoi N. gracilis |
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Nyctodactylus Marsh, 1881 |
Nyctosaurus was pterosaur from the Late Jurassic period. It had a wing span of 1 meter. It was related to the Rhamphorhynchus and Anurognathus. It was in the group of small pterosaurs.
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