Pterosaur phalanges – Nyctosaurus gracilis
Late Cretaceous
Niobrara Chalk
KS USA
20mm and 26mm phalanges of this rare pterosaur.

Pterosaur. Rare.

Nyctosaurus is the smaller and less-famous pterosaur of the Niobrara Chalk. It had a wingspan of just under 2 meters as opposed to Pteranodon which had a wingspan of 3-6 meters. Nyctosaurus stuff rarely reaches the market because it’s hardly ever found. Get this before it flies out the door.