-
Marsh incorrectly ****umed the name was
preoccupied and
changed it into
Nyctodactylus,
which thus is now a
junior synonym. In 1902,
Samuel Wendell Williston...
- 6:35–51, with pl. ii. Williston, S. W. (1902). "On the
skeleton of
Nyctodactylus, with restoration".
American Journal of Anatomy. 1 (3): 297–305. doi:10...
- new
genus and
species Laopteryx priscus.
Marsh renamed Nyctosaurus Nyctodactylus under the
mistaken belief that the
latter genus was preoccupied. 1882...
- Name
Status Authors Location Notes Dermodactylus Valid Marsh Laopteryx Valid Marsh Nyctodactylus Jr. synonym.
Marsh Jr.
synonym of Nyctosaurus....
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genera Williston,
Samuel W. (1903). "On the
osteology of
Nyctosaurus (
Nyctodactylus), with
notes on
American pterosaurs".
Fieldiana Geology. 2 (3): 125–163...
- 306–307. Williston,
Samuel W. (1903). "On the
osteology of
Nyctosaurus (
Nyctodactylus), with
notes on
American pterosaurs".
Fieldiana Geology. 2 (3): 125–163...
- 1144/SP343.19 Williston, S. W. 1903. On the
osteology of
Nyctosaurus (
Nyctodactylus), with
notes on
American pterosaurs.
Field Mus. Publ. (Geological Ser...