Nyctosaurus (name meaning "Night Lizard") is a genus of nyctosaurid pterosaur that originated during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now North America. A relatively small pterosaur with a nearly three meter wingspan, it possessed and antler-like cranial crest
In the Series 2 episode "Super Croc," a flock of Nyctosaurus were brought to the park from Late Cretaceous Texas, 75 million years ago. They reside in the Aviary Enclosure with other pterosaurs, and birds.