Germanodactylus

ger-man-oh-DAK-til-us

Germanodactylus is pronounced ger-man-oh-DAK-til-us.

/ˌgɜːr.mən.əˈdæk.tɪl.əs/

Capitals mark the stressed syllable.

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What the name means

It was originally described by Plieninger in 1901 as a specimen of Pterodactylus kochi, and was given its current specific name by Carl Wiman in 1925, meaning "crested" in Latin.

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