Gallodactylus

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iGallodactylus
Fossil range: Late Jurassic
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Family: Pterodactylidae
Genus: Gallodactylus

Gallodactylus ('Gaul finger') is a genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur.

Gallodactylus had a wingspan of about 1 m (3 ft 4 in) and resembled Pterodactylus, the main difference being the small, cone-shaped crest on the back of its head. Along with Germanodactylus, it was one of the first pterosaurs to develop a crest. Gallodactylus's long jaws only had teeth in the front; these were long, forward-facing and therefore ideal to catch fish.

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