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Dorygnathus banthensis

Time
182.9–184.2 million years ago
Period
Unknown
Known sites
35
Dorygnathus banthensis (cast) at Göteborgs Naturhistoriska Museum 9000
Gunnar CreutzCC-BY-SA-4.0File:Dorygnathus_banthensis_(cast)_at_Göteborgs_Naturhistoriska_Museum_9000.jpg

Summary

Dorygnathus was a genus of rhamphorhynchid pterosaur that lived in Europe during the Early Jurassic period, when shallow seas flooded much of the continent. It had a short wingspan around 1.5 meters, and a relatively small triangular sternum, which is where its flight muscles attached. Its skull was long and its eye sockets were the largest opening therein. Large curved fangs that "intermeshed" when the jaws closed featured prominently at the front of the snout while smaller, straighter teeth lined the back.

Source: Wikipedia - Dorygnathus

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