3517 x 5040 px | 29,8 x 42,7 cm | 11,7 x 16,8 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2000
Altre informazioni:
Pterodactylus (pronounced /ˌtɛrəˈdæktɨləs/ TERR-ə-DAK-til-əs) is a genus of pterosaur, the first to be named and identified as a flying reptile. Its fossil remains have been found primarily in the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, Germany, dated to the late Jurassic Period (early Tithonian), about 150.8-148.5 million years ago, [1] though more fragmentary remains have been identified from elsewhere in Europe and in Africa. It was a carnivore and probably preyed upon fish and other small animals. Like all pterosaurs, the wings of Pterodactylus were formed by a skin and muscle membrane stretching from its elongated fourth finger to its hind limbs. It was supported internally by collagen fibres and externally by keratinous ridges.
