Herbstosaurus
| Herbstosaurus Temporal range: Late Jurassic ~ | |
|---|---|
| Digital cast of the holotype specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Suborder: | †Pterodactyloidea |
| Clade: | †Lophocratia |
| Clade: | †Dsungaripteroidea |
| Genus: | †Herbstosaurus Casamiquela, 1975 |
| Species: | †H. pigmaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Herbstosaurus pigmaeus Casamiquela, 1975 | |
Herbstosaurus (meaning "Herbst lizard") is an extinct genus of pterosaurs that lived during the late Jurassic period in what is now Argentina. The genus contains a single species, H. pigmaeus, known from a partial skeleton. The specimen was initially identified as belonging to a small theropod dinosaur, but was later recognized as belonging to a pterosaur.