Dimorphodon was one of the first reptiles to fly. This aerial assassin had the feet and claws of a giant eagle and the teeth of a meat-eating dinosaur. It glided over land masses and inland seas and used its sharp eyesight to spot prey before Swooping in for the kill.
Thin Skin: This reptile's wings were made of a thin layer of skin that stretched from its front limbs to the sides of its body. Thick fibers ran through the skin to provide support, like the spokes of an umbrella.
Double Denture: Dimorphodon's powerful jaws were lined with two types of teeth. The creature used long, sharp teeth at the front of its beak to spear and grab prey and small, spiky teeth behind them to slice pieces of meat.
Flexible Flier[]
Fossils show the reptile had hollow bones, like a bird.
About 200 million years ago, dimorphodon became one of the first of the ancient reptiles to take to the skies. This beast's flying skills were well developed. It normally powered its flight by flapping its wings. When dimorphodon spied prey from the air, it could fold its wings inward to dive down and grab its victim with the sharp talons on its feet. This predator probably followed a target's movements from above and made tight twists and turns in mid-air before striking.
Seafood Lover: The continents were joined together when dimorphodon patrolled the skies and the land mass was dotted with large inland seas. This creature soared over all the land on Earth and ate fish from these seas.
Hawkish: This hunter had sharp vision, like that of modern-day birds of prey. Dimorphodon's large eyes gave it the ability to spot prey from extremely high altitudes.
Lizard for Lunch[]
- Making its rounds through the prehistoric skies, a dimorphodon sees a large lizard basking in the sun. The hunter decides to take a break from its usual diet of seafood. The lizard sees its enemy at the last moment and tries to make a break for cover.
- The lizard zig-zags over the ground, but the dimorphodon easily keeps up with its prey. The predator swoops down and slashes the lizard with its talons. With its victim wounded, the dimorphodon lands and finishes the job with its sharp teeth.
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Trivia[]
- Some versions of this creature's knowledge card are numbered incorrectly as '44' instead of '47'. Deinocheirus is the actual card numbered '44'.
- The dimorphodon is featured in It's All Relative! on Monster Mania 30.