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Ctenochasmatidae

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Also known as Ctenochasmatid, Ctenochasmatids

thumb|left|Ctenochasmatid skulls demonstrating suspension feeding characteristics Ctenochasmatidae is a group of pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea. They are characterized by their distinctive teeth, which are thought to have been used for filter-feeding. Ctenochasmatids lived from the Late Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous periods.

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Parent taxon
Ctenochasmatoidea
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Pterodaustro BW.jpg
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taxon name
Ctenochasmatidae
taxon rank
family
Commons category
Ctenochasmatidae
start time
152000000-
end time
105000000-
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thumb|left|Ctenochasmatid skulls demonstrating suspension feeding characteristics Ctenochasmatidae is a group of pterosaurs within the suborder Pterodactyloidea. They are characterized by their distinctive teeth, which are thought to have been used for filter-feeding. Ctenochasmatids lived from the Late Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous periods.

The earliest known ctenochasmatid remains date to the Late Jurassic Kimmeridgian age. Previously, a fossil jaw recovered from the Middle Jurassic Stonesfield Slate formation in the United Kingdom, was considered the oldest known. This specimen supposedly represented a member of the family Ctenochasmatidae, though further examination suggested it actually belonged to a teleosaurid stem-crocodilian instead of a pterosaur.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ctenochasmatidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.