Propterodactylus
| Propterodactylus | |
|---|---|
| Holotype specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Clade: | †Caelidracones (?) |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea (?) |
| Genus: | †Propterodactylus Spindler, 2024 |
| Species: | †P. frankerlae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Propterodactylus frankerlae Spindler, 2024 | |
Propterodactylus (meaning "before Pterodactylus") is an extinct genus of transitional monofenestratan pterosaurs from the Late Jurassic Painten Formation of Germany. The genus contains a single species, P. frankerlae, known from a complete articulated skeleton. Before its naming, Propterodactylus was referred to as the "Painten pro-pterodactyloid" in the scientific literature.