Pterodactylus
Jurassic Period Piscivore Creature Type
Pterodactylus
Scientific Name: "wing finger"
Local Name: Pterodactylus
πJurassic Period
πPiscivore
Physical Characteristics
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Size0.5~1m
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Weight2~5kg
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Height0.3m
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Wingspan1.04m
Discovery
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Discovery Year1809Year
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DiscovererCuvier
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Discovery LocationBavaria, Germany
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Pterodactylus was a pterosaur (not a dinosaur) that lived in Europe during the Late Jurassic Period (about 150 million years ago). It was the first scientifically described pterosaur and the origin of the term 'pterosaur'. Many well-preserved fossils have been found in the Zollenhofen Limestone in Germany. It used its small, sharp teeth to eat fish and small animals.