Cycnorhamphus fossil map
Where fossils of Cycnorhamphus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 145 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 145 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Pterosaurs |
|---|---|
| Lived | 152.21–145.06 million years ago (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian) |
| Periods | Jurassic |
| Named by | Seeley 1870 |
| Fossil records | 3 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Germany |
| Rock formations | Nusplingen Limestone, Liegende Bankkalk, Solnhofen |
About Cycnorhamphus
Cycnorhamphus (meaning "swan beak") is a genus of gallodactylid ctenochasmatoid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic period of France and Germany, about 152 million years ago. It is synonymous with the genus Gallodactylus.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cycnorhamphus (revision 1364647192), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q2688563.
