Rhamphorhynchus
Means: Beak snout
Say: RAM-for-RINK-us
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5 feet
11 pounds
Meat (fish)
Late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago
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SOARING PTEROSAUR
The rhamphorhynchus is not considered a true dinosaur. It is part of a group of flying reptiles called pterosaurs. Some pterosaurs were as small as pigeons and crows, and others were as large as small airplanes. The rhamphorhynchus had a diamond-shaped flap of skin at the end of its long, thin, pointed tail. It had tiny legs and long, narrow jaws with sharp teeth that pointed outward.
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