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Dimorphodon ( ) is a genus of medium-sized pterosaur that lived in Europe during the early Jurassic Period (about 201-191 million years ago). It was named by paleontologist Richard Owen in 1859. Dimorphodon means "two-form tooth", derived from the Greek () meaning 'two', () meaning 'shape' and () meaning 'tooth', referring to the fact that it had two distinct types of teeth in its jaws – which is comparatively rare among reptiles. The diet of Dimorphodon has been questioned among researchers, with earlier interpretations depicting it as an insectivore or a piscivore. Recent studies have sugges

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Parent taxon
Dimorphodontidae
Image
Dimorphodon mount.jpg
Length
1
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start time
195000000-
end time
190000000-
wingspan
1.45
taxon name
Dimorphodon
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Dimorphodon
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Dimorphodon
taxon common name
雙型齒翼龍
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