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Pronounced
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Or-NITH-oh-KIE-russ |
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Meaning |
Bird hand | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wingspan
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Classification
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Pterosauria, "Ornithocheirus" sp |
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Stratigraphy
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Wessex and Vectis Formation | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lifestyle
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A
pterodactyloid, it has no tail, but does have a mouth full of teeth,
used to catch fish while in flight. (More info can be found at DinoWight Palaeoecology) |
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Locality
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Brighstone Bay, it's as good as anywhere else... | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Description of Material
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Ornithocheirus has been regarded for many years as a "waste-basket" genus, with any fragmentary pterosaur material being included, so descriptions are not of much use, however, Ornithocheirus can be recognised by the occasional crest, which is preserved on the maxilla and/or premaxilla, and the teeth are well spaced and thin. Material is rare, so please report it if you find some... How do I know if I've found a bone?
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Further
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The Pterosaur Database | ||||||||||||||||||||
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References
(not cited above)
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Howse et al, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
