. Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ... By Richard Lydekker ... Reptiles, Fossil; Amphibians, Fossil. PTEEODACTYLID^:. 5 Pterodactylus antiquus (Sommerring !). Syn. Ornithocephalus antiquus, Sommerring 2. I^terodactylus longirostris, Cuvier3. Ornithoceplialus longirostris, Wagler 4. Macrotrachelus longirostris, Giebel5. This is the type species, and is of medium size; the length of the cranium in the type specimen is 0,107, and that of the entire skeleton about 0,300. Typically the neck and rostrum are much elongated, and the teeth do not ext
. Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural history) ... By Richard Lydekker ... Reptiles, Fossil; Amphibians, Fossil. PTEEODACTYLID^:. 5 Pterodactylus antiquus (Sommerring !). Syn. Ornithocephalus antiquus, Sommerring 2. I^terodactylus longirostris, Cuvier3. Ornithoceplialus longirostris, Wagler 4. Macrotrachelus longirostris, Giebel5. This is the type species, and is of medium size; the length of the cranium in the type specimen is 0,107, and that of the entire skeleton about 0,300. Typically the neck and rostrum are much elongated, and the teeth do not extend backwards to the narial aperture: but there are said to be transitions in this respect towards the next form 6. The preorbital vacuity is partially separated from the narial aperture. Hob. Europe (Grermany). Fig. Pterodactylus antiquus.—Skeleton ; from the Kimeridgian of Bavaria. About i. a, humerus : b: radius and ulna ; c, carpus ; d, metacarpus ; r, clawed digits; /, g, h, i, phalangeals of ulnar digit; k, rib ; /, femur ; s, tibia ; t, tarsus ; m, metatarsals ; t, phalangeals of pes. 1 Denkschr. k. Ak. Mimchen, vol. iii. p. 126 (1812).— Ornithocephalus. 2 Loc. cit. 3 Ossemens Fossiles, 2nd ed. vol. v. pt. 2, p. 359 (1824). * Syst. Amphib. p. 61 (1830). 5 Allgemeine Palaontologie, p. 231 (1852;. 6 Vide Zittel, ' Paheontographica,' vol. xxix. p. 71 (1882).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Geology; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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