| Scaphognathus Temporal range: Late Jurassic, | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Family: | †Rhamphorhynchidae |
| Subfamily: | †Scaphognathinae |
| Genus: | †Scaphognathus Wagner, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| †Pterodactylus crassirostris Goldfuss, 1831 | |
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Scaphognathus was a rhamphorhyncoid pterosaur found in the Solnhofen limestone of the Upper Jurassic.
It had wings that was about one meter long and a long tail shaped like a leaf. The leaf-tail probably acted like a rudder, helping it steer through the air. It was probably a diurnal (daytime) flier, where Rhamphorhynchus was probably nocturnal.
