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Dimorphodontidae

A family of non-pterodactyloid pterosaurs with short wings and strong limbs. They often hunted overland and had heavy heads.
Dimorphodontidae

pterosaurs

Caelestiventus

Caelestiventus

Caelestiventus has evidence of a throat pouch where it may have stored food much like a pelican.
Dimorphodon

Dimorphodon

Dimorphodon was named by famed paleontologist Richard Owen in 1859. The name means "two-form tooth" and refers to the two distinct types of teeth in its jaws - which is comparatively rare among reptiles.
Peteinosaurus

Peteinosaurus

Hailing from Triassic Italy, Peteinosaurus is among the smallest of all pterosaurs. And has some of the shortest wings.
Rhamphinion

Rhamphinion

Its species name honors its discoverer, the late paleontologist Farish Jenkins. He was a professor at Harvard and co-discoverer of Tiktaalik, an animal showing transitional characteristics between fish and tetrapods.