Nyctosaurus
Nyctosaurus was a pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous. It had a wing span of 1 meter and a very big crest. It was in the Pterodactyloidea and related to Pteranodon.
| Nyctosaurus Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous
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Fossil
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| Genus: | Nyctosaurus Marsh, 1876
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N. lamegoi | |
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Nyctodactylus Marsh, 1881 | |
Nyctosaurus Media
Juvenile N. gracilis specimen at the Field Museum, Williston's IL P. 25026
Cast of the skull with an elongated crest
Size of a mature, crested specimen (green) compared with a human
Diagram of the skeleton of Nyctosaurus depicted without a crest
Drawing of Nyctosaurus in a quadrupedal walking position
Skeletal reconstruction of a crested specimen
Map of North America during the mid-Cretaceous period, illustrating the Western Interior Seaway (middle to upper left) and other nearby seaways
