Dorygnathus
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Dorygnathus Fossil range: Early Jurassic |
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Dorygnathus bathensis
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Dorygnathus was a pterosaur that lived in Europe during the Early Jurassic period, 190 million years ago. It had a three-foot (1 meter) wingspan, and was related to the Late Jurassic pterosaur, Rhamphorhynchus.