Domeykodactylus was a pterosaur, a type of flying reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it lived during the same period. Domeykodactylus lived during the Early Cretaceous and resided in South America. The first Domeykodactylus fossil was discovered in 2000.
Quick facts about Domeykodactylus:
- Existed from 145 million years ago to 100.5 million years ago
- Lived in a marine environment
- Was a piscivore
- Could fly
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Domeykodactylus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- G. Chong Diaz and Z. B. d. Gasparini. 1976. Los vertebrados mesozoicos de Chile y su aporte geo-paleontologico [The Mesozoic vertebrates of Chile and their geo-paleontological importance]. Actas del Sexto Congreso Geologico Argentino, Bahia Blanca, 21-27 September 1975
