Gnathosaurus

Gnathosaurus Temporal range: Late Jurassic, Tithonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil skull referred to G. subulatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Pterosauria
Suborder:	†Pterodactyloidea
Family:	†Ctenochasmatidae
Subfamily:	†Gnathosaurinae
Genus:	†Gnathosaurus Meyer, 1833
Type species
†Gnathosaurus subulatus Meyer, 1833
Other species
†G. macrurus (Seeley, 1869)
Synonyms
Synonyms of G. macrurus: Pterodactylus macrurus Seeley, 1869

Gnathosaurus (meaning "jawed lizard") is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaur containing two species: G. subulatus, named in 1833 from the Solnhofen Limestone of Germany, and G. macrurus, known from the Purbeck Limestone of the UK. Its fossil remains dated back to the Late Jurassic period.