Nyctosauridae (meaning "night lizards" or "bat lizards") is a family of specialized soaring pterosaurs of the late Cretaceous Period of North America, Africa, and possibly other …

Nyctosaurus (meaning "night lizard") is a genus of nyctosaurid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous period of what is now the Niobrara Formation of the mid-western United States, …

Dec 10, 2023 · Nyctosaurus, a pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous, is distinguished by its remarkable head crest and its membership within the Pteranodontia clade. These defining …

Barbaridactylus is a nyctosaurid pterosaur from the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, a basin that dates back to the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous. It was published in 2018 by …

Jul 26, 2014 · Although many pterosaurs sported elaborate head crests,‭ ‬Nyctosaurus took things to a new extreme.‭ ‬Rising up to over half a meter high,‭ ‬a proportionately massive‭ ‘‬L‭’ ‬shaped …

Nyctosaurus is an extravagant Genus of Pterodactyloid Pterosaur. Pterodactyloids were the types of Pterosaurs that usually had small tails if any, and normally lacked teeth. Nyctosaurus have …

Most flying reptiles are already bizarre. Nyctosaurus ups the ante with something approximating a huge deer antler on its head. It all started with the Bone Wars, also known as the "Great …

Nyctosaurus is an extinct pterosaur which lived approximately 85 million to 65 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period. It was first discovered during the 19th century and was …

Here we describe a second nyctosaurid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous laminated limestone deposits of northeast Mexico. The specimen was discovered in the Múzquiz quarry area in …

Mar 21, 2018 · Nyctosaurids are a lineage of marine pterosaurs, best exemplified by their type species, Nyctosaurus gracilis, from the Campanian of North America and most likely beyond. …