Pterodactylus
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| Pterodactylus Fossil range: Late Jurassic |
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 Pterodactylus kochi
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Extinct (fossil)
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P. antiquus (Holotype) |
'Pterodactylus' was a small pterosaur or flying reptile. It lived in the Jurassic period, at the same time as many dinosaurs. Pterodactylus live on a series of small islands in what is now Germany. It probably ate fish, and many other things it could find on the seashore.
