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Ardeadactylus is pronounced ar-dee-a-DAK-til-us.
/ˌɑːr.diː.əˈdæk.tɪl.əs/
Capitals mark the stressed syllable.
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What the name means
Ardeadactylus comes from Ardea, meaning "heron" (also the name of a genus of herons), and dactylus, meaning "finger". It is an extinct genus of ctenochasmatoid pterosaur known from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, southern Germany.
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