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DIMORPHODON
(di-more-fo-don)
meaning: "Two form tooth"
Dimorphodon
Named By: Richard Owen in 1859
Time Period: Early Jurassic, 195-190 Ma
Location: England, Dorset - Jurassic Coast
Size: 1.4 meter wingspan, 1 meter long including the tail
Diet: unavailable
Fossil(s): Two individual specimens that have the skull, plus also other sets of partial and usually fragmentary remains
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Pterosauria | Dimorphodontidae | Dimorphodontinae |
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Dimorphodon was a genus of medium-sized pterosaur from the early Jurassic Period. It was named by paleontologist Richard Owen in 1859. Dimorphodon means "two-form tooth", derived from Greek di/di meaning "two", morphe/morphe meaning "shape" and odon/odon meaning "tooth", referring to the fact that it had two distinct types of teeth in its jaws - which is comparatively rare among reptiles.

Read more about Dimorphodon at Wikipedia
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