Pterosaur
Dimorphodon
Its name means "two forms of teeth", due to the different types of teeth in its jaws.
Dimorphodon had two types of teeth, the feature that was highlighted in its name.
Three stages. One companion.
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Dimorphodon at a glance
- Diet
- Small animals
- Its teeth are interpreted as adaptations for catching prey. Detailed reconstructions of its diet have changed with new research.
- When it lived
- Jurassic
- Group
- Dimorphodontidae
- Dimorphodontids
- Fossil locations
- England
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Dimorphodon
It was a medium-sized pterosaur described by Richard Owen in 1859. Its diet remains debated, although more recent studies propose that it hunted small vertebrates.
Its name means "two forms of teeth", due to the different types of teeth in its jaws. Its diet remains the subject of discussion. Studies that propose small vertebrates try to relate dentition to possible foods, without presenting this explanation as an observation of the living animal.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
It was a medium-sized pterosaur described by Richard Owen in 1859. Its diet remains debated, although more recent studies propose that it hunted small vertebrates.
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- Dimorphodontidae
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