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Dimorphodon
Itwasamediumsizedpterosaurfromtheearly JurassicPeriod.ThescientificRichardOwen discovereditin1859.Dimorphodonmeans "twoformtooth",threeGreeknames,that means'two','shape'and'tooth',becauseithad twodifferenttypesofteeth.
Thefirstfossil
MaryAnne,aBritishscientific,discoveredthefirst fossilinEngland,in1828. Shestudiedthebodyanddiscoveredtheyate insects,fishandthattheycouldfly.
Theskeleton
Dimorphodonhadalargeskull, approximately22centimetres. Dimorphodonhadanadultbodylengthof 1metrelong,witha1.45meter wingspan. Itsskullhadfourvertebrae.Thefrontpart ofthejawhadbigteeth,similartofangs, andmanysmallteeth.Thelowerjawhad five longer teeth and thirty tiny, like a lancet. Skeleton has many "primitive" characters, like a very small brainpan andshortwings. The finger is longer than its arm. The neckwasshortbutstrongandflexible. The tail of Dimorphodon was long , with thirtyvertebrae.Thefirstfiveorsix were shortandflexible.
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