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SCAPHOGNATHUS
(ska-for-nath-us)
meaning: "Tub jaw"
Scaphognathus
Named By: Johann Wagner in 1861
Time Period: Late Jurassic, 155.7-150.8 Ma
Location: Germany - Solnhofen Limestone
Size: 90 centimetre wingspan
Diet: unavailable
Fossil(s): Three specimens
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Pterosauria | Rhamphorhynchoidea | Rhamphorhynchidae | Scaphognathinae |
Also known as: | Brachytrachelus crassirostris | Pachyrhamphus crassirostris | Pterodactylus crassirostris | Ornithocephalus crassirostris | Rhamphorhynchus crassirostris |
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Scaphognathus was a pterosaur that lived around Germany during the Late Jurassic. It had a wingspan of 0.9 m (3 ft).

Read more about Scaphognathus at Wikipedia
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