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Tacuadactylus fossil map

Where fossils of Tacuadactylus 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 →

GroupPterosaurs
Lived154.8–143.1 million years ago (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian)
PeriodsJurassic
FamilyCtenochasmatidae
Named bySoto and Montenegro 2021
Fossil records2 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB)
Found inUruguay
Rock formationsTacuarembó

About Tacuadactylus

Tacuadactylus is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of Uruguay.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tacuadactylus (revision 1347853730), 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: Q107494827.

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