Ornithodesmus

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iOrnithodesmus
Fossil range: Early Cretaceous
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Genus: Ornithodesmus
Species: O. cluniculus

Ornithodesmus was a medium-sized pterosaur that lived in Europe 130 million years ago. It had a 16 foot (5 meter) wingspan, and a beak that was somewhat spoon-shaped.