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Sign in to saveDimorphodon ( ) 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
Wikidata facts
- 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
- Commons gallery
- Dimorphodon
- taxon common name
- 雙型齒翼龍
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