Dimorphodon/daɪˈmɔːrfədɒn/ was a genus of medium-sized pterosaur from Europe during the early Jurassic Period (about 201-191 million years ago).[1] It was named by paleontologist Richard Owen in 1859. Dimorphodon means "two-form tooth", derived from the Greek δι (di) meaning "two", μορφη (morphe) meaning "shape" and οδων (odon) 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 suggested that Dimorphodon likely hunted small vertebrates, though it still would have consumed soft invertebrates like insects.
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Dimorphodon /daɪˈmɔːrfədɒn/ was a genus of medium-sized pterosaur from Europe during the early Jurassic Period (about 201-191 million years ago). It was...
dimorphodontids) is a group of early "rhamphorhynchoid" pterosaurs named after Dimorphodon, that lived in the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic. While fossils that...
Martin Klebba stood in as a Dimorphodon during a scene in which one of the creatures tries to attack Owen. A full-scale Dimorphodon head was also created....
Van Helsing. Wearing motion capture pajamas, "Marty" stood in for the Dimorphodon who grapples with Chris Pratt in Jurassic World. Klebba starred as Friday...
dinosaurs as "assets". During a pterosaur breakout, she rescues Owen from a Dimorphodon attack. They share a kiss, which is cut short by Claire's reunion with...
Jane's Parasaurolophus and her dino-doctor assistant. Thunderbolt is a Dimorphodon who's as fast as lightning & is Jon and Blitz's flying partner who has...
helicopter, but it breaks into the park's aviary. The Pteranodons and Dimorphodons, startled by the Indominus, flee the aviary and fly into Masrani's helicopter...
hanseni and Dimorphodon macronyx, the only two genera recovered as dimorphodontids in their analyses. They also found that the purported Dimorphodon species...
bones fused also. Basal pterosaurs include the clades Dimorphodontidae (Dimorphodon), Campylognathididae (Eudimorphodon, Campyognathoides), and Rhamphorhynchidae...
protective of their sea ore. Dyscrapadons are half junk plane and half Dimorphodon. Picktools are Reptools who are half lizard and half icepick. Slamtools...
ghost lineage of over sixty million years. However, the reassignment of "Dimorphodon weintraubi" to a basal position within Anurognathidae helps fill this...
forward depicts a dragon-like animal meant to represent the pterosaur Dimorphodon flying over a coastline by George Howman; this 1829 watercolor painting...
William Buckland described it as Pterodactylus macronyx (later renamed Dimorphodon macronyx by Richard Owen), and unlike many other such occasions, Buckland...
Lookout Point, Kenji, Yaz, Sammy, and Brooklynn are attacked by several Dimorphodons. While Kenji and Sammy head back down on the gondolas, Yaz and Brooklynn...
features four additional variant skins for existing species, Allosaurus, Dimorphodon, Iguanodon, and Carnotaurus, based on their appearances in Dominion....
D C P T J K Pg N Descendant taxon Pterodactyloidea survived to 66 Ma Dimorphodon macronyx Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia...
Indominus breaks into the park's aviary, letting loose Pteranodons and Dimorphodons. The pterosaurs collide with the helicopter which crashes into the aviary...
At night, everyone is wakened by a swarm of bat-like reptiles (maybe Dimorphodon or Anurognathus) outside. They try to flee the village because it's infested...
have become lost. During a Pterosaur breakout, Claire saves Owen from a Dimorphodon attack, and they reconnect romantically with a kiss. When Hoskins decides...
Tarzan at the Earth's Core. Dimetrodon – Pellucidarian name unknown. Dimorphodon – Pellucidarian name unknown. Diplodocus (Lidi) – It first appeared in...
(1799–1847). Significant finds include Ichthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus, Dimorphodon, Scelidosaurus (one of the first armoured dinosaurs) and Dapedium. The...
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