Rhamphorhynchus, pterosaur skull & wing #5

Rhamphorhynchus, meaning "beak snout", is a genus of long-tailed pterosaurs from the Jurassic period. Less specialized than contemporary, short-tailed pterodactyloid pterosaurs such as Pterodactylus, it had a long tail, stiffened with ligaments, which ended in a characteristic diamond-shaped vane. The jaws of Rhamphorhynchus housed needle-like teeth, which were angled forward, with a curved, sharp, beak-like tip lacking teeth, indicating a diet mainly of fish and insects.

Although fragmentary fossil remains possibly belonging to Rhamphorhynchus have been found in England, Tanzania, and Spain, the best preserved come from the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, Germany. Many of these fossils preserve not only the bones but impressions of soft tissues such as wing membranes. Scattered teeth believed to belong to Rhamphorhynchus have been found in Portugal as well.

This is a replica of a disarticulated specimen but clearly seen are the skull, wings and the body.
 



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Rhamphorhynchus, pterosaur skull & wing #5 

resin
13 x 13 inches
Item 1455 

Category: Replicas
Type: Skeletons
Phylum: Vertebrates
Class: Pterosaurs

$87.00 

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