Jean-Luc Pikachu: {{Italictitle}} {{Taxobox | name = ''Aerodactylus'' | fossil_range = ((Late Jurassic)), {{fossil range|150|145}} | regnum = ((Animal))ia | phylum = ((Chordate|Chordata)) | classis = ((Reptile|Reptilia)) | ordo = ((Pterosauria)) | subordo = ((Pterodactyloidea)) | familia = '''Pterodactylidae''' | genus = '''''Aerodactylus''''' | subdivision_ranks = ((Species)) | subdivision = }} '''''Aerodactylus''''' ({{pron-en|ˌɛrɵˈdæktɨləs}} {{respell|ER|o|DAK|til-əs}}) is a ((genus)) of ((pterosaur)) that lived during the late ((Jurassic)) ((Period (geology)|Period)). It was a ((carnivore)) and probably preyed upon fish and other small animals. Like all pterosaurs, the wings of ''Aerodactylus'' were formed by a skin and muscle membrane stretching from its elongated fourth finger to its hind limbs. It was supported internally by ((collagen)) fibres and externally by ((keratin))ous ridges. It was discovered by ((Japan))ese palontologists, so it was named in honor of the ((Pokémon)) ((Aerodactyl)). ==External links== {{Palaeontologyportal}} ((Category:Jurassic pterosaurs)) ((Category:Ctenochasmatoids)) ((Category:Prehistoric reptiles of Europe))