Balaenognathus
| Balaenognathus Temporal range: Late Jurassic, ~ | |
|---|---|
| Holotype specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Family: | †Ctenochasmatidae |
| Genus: | †Balaenognathus Martill et al., 2023 |
| Species: | †B. maeuseri |
| Binomial name | |
| †Balaenognathus maeuseri Martill et al., 2023 | |
Balaenognathus (meaning "bowhead whale jaw") is an extinct genus of ctenochasmatid pterosaurs from the Late Jurassic Torleite Formation of Bavaria, Germany. The genus contains a single species, B. maeuseri, known from a nearly-complete, articulated skeleton.