Anurognathus ammoni

Translingual

†Anurognathus ammoni restoration
†Anurognathus ammoni fossil

Etymology

From Anurognathus + English Ammon (“surname”) +‎ -i. The specific epithet is named in honour of the Bavarian geologist Ludwig von Ammon, from whose collection Ludwig Döderlein (the person who described this species) had acquired the first fossil in 1922.

Proper noun

†Anurognathus ammoni

  1. A taxonomic species within the family †Anurognathidae – The sole member of the genus †Anurognathus, a very small pterosaur from the Late Jurassic Altmühltal Formation of Germany, with a short head and pin-like teeth for catching insects.

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