Rhamphorhynchus (animal)

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Rhamphorhynchus
Fossil range: Late Jurassic
Rhamphorhynchus gemmingi
Rhamphorhynchus gemmingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Rhamphorhynchoidea
Family: Rhamphorhynchidae
Genus: Rhamphorhynchus
Species
R. muensteri
R. longicaudus
R. gemmingi
?R. jessoni
R. longiceps
?R. tendagurensis
R. intermedius

The Rhamphorhynchus was a small pterosaur. It usually grew up to 1 meter long and mostly ate fish. It had a small square on the end of its tail which helped keep it stable when it was flying. Rhamphorhynchus had many long, sharp teeth and it also had a beak.