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Istiodactylus

Wikipedia Abstract

Istiodactylus is a genus of a medium-sized pterosaurs from the early Cretaceous period. It contains two species: Istiodactylus latidens, from southern Britain, and Istiodactylus sinensis, from China. Istiodactylus were unusual compared with related pterosaurs, thanks to their distinctive broad muzzles and "cookie cutter" teeth.
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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0