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Rhamphorhynchus

Rhamphorynchus may refer to:Rhamphorhynchus (pterosaur), a genus of pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus (orchid), a genus of orchid
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Rhamphorhynchus

(n.)
A genus of pterodactyls in which the elongated tail supported a leathery expansion at the tip.

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Rhamphorhynchus

RHAMPHORHYNCHUS
Rhamphorhynchus was an early pterosaur. It belonged to a group called the rhamphorhynchoids. They were small in size and had long narrow wings made from skin stretched over a long fourth finger of the hand. These animals also could have had a throat pouch for storage.
TIME - 150MYA, Late Jurassic period.
RANGE - Europe - Germany Solnhofen limestone, Africa -Tanzania.
SIZE - Reached seagull size, 7in. to 1.5ft, with a wingspan of up to 2 to 2.5ft.
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