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Pterodactylus was a 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.


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A Pterodactylus skeleton appeared in the front entrance of the Visitor Center.

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In the cancelled Jurassic Park animated series Tim Murphy was to own a Pterodactylus named "Pterry" that would be perched on his shoulder.

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