Pterodactylus

Pterodactylus was a pterodactyloid pterosaur that lived in the Late Jurassic of Bavaria, southern Germany. It was the first pterosaur to be scientifically described by the Italian naturalist Cosimo Alessandro Collini in 1784. It was named "Ptero-dactyle" by French anatomist George Cuvier in 1809, but not formally described until 1812. It was first thought to be sea creature of some sort, but was later shown to be a flying reptile. More real life information: Pterodactylus on Wikipedia.

Jurassic Park Series

 * Pterodactylus has never appeared in any films or novels. It is a "Carnivore One" in Jurassic Park III: Park Builder.


 * Pterodactylus is one of the available creatures on the IOS application, Jurassic Park: Builder, albeit it is just a slightly smaller, differently-coloured version of the Pteranodon.



Trivia

 * Popular culture : The name Pterodactylus is used commonly for describing Pterosaurs like Pteranodon or Tapejara.