Mesadactylus was a pterosaur, a type of flying reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it lived during the same period. Mesadactylus lived during the Late Jurassic and resided in North America. The first Mesadactylus fossil was discovered in 1989.
Quick facts about Mesadactylus:
- Existed from Kimmeridgian Age to Tithonian Age
- Lived in a marine environment
- Was a piscivore
- Could fly
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Mesadactylus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- Anonymous. 1973. The Great Dinosaur DIscovery
