Pterosaur
Rhamphorhynchus
It had long teeth pointing forward, but the tip of the beak was toothless.
Rhamphorhynchus had a long tail that ended in an expansion of soft tissue.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Rhamphorhynchus at a glance
- Diet
- Mainly fish
- Fish-eating is supported by its anatomy and fossil evidence from the group; this does not mean its diet was identical to that of every seabird.
- When it lived
- Jurassic
- Group
- Rhamphorhynchidae
- Rhamphorhynchids
- Fossil locations
- Bavaria
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Rhamphorhynchus
Its long tail ended in an expansion of soft tissue. The forward-sloping teeth and preserved food remains support a diet of fish and cephalopods.
Its long teeth pointed forward, while the tip of its beak had no teeth. Both the teeth and preserved food remains provide clues to its diet. Fossilized fish and cephalopods are more direct evidence than a menu imagined from an illustration.
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
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- Rhamphorhynchus
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- Rhamphorhynchidae
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- Birds and crocodilians
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