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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Dsungaripterus, Dorygnathus, Tapejaridae, Arambourgiania, Dendrorhynchoides, Anhanguera, Caulkicephalus, Ctenochasma, Ornithocheiroidea, Caviramus, Scaphognathus, Istiodactylus, Zhejiangopterus, Nurhachius, Haopterus, Tendaguripterus, Bennettazhia, Nyctosauridae, Sordes, Angustinaripterus, Laopteryx, Faxinalipterus, Huaxiapterus, Montanazhdarcho, Eoazhdarcho, Normannognathus, Cycnorhamphus, Huanhepterus, Ludodactylus, Doratorhynchus, Lonchognathosaurus, Domeykodactylus, Parapsicephalus, Kepodactylus, Araripesaurus, Kunpengopterus, Longchengpterus, Sericipterus, Plataleorhynchus, Azhdarchoidea, Araripedactylus, Aussiedraco, Gegepterus, Liaoxipterus, Ctenochasmatoidea, Shenzhoupterus, Eosipterus, Dawndraco, Fenghuangopterus, Pteranodontidae, Arthurdactylus, Aralazhdarcho, Comodactylus, Lacusovagus, Ornithostoma, Elanodactylus, Anurognathidae, Chaoyangopteridae, Volgadraco, Wukongopterus, Cathayopterus, Dsungaripteroidea, Dimorphodontidae, Changchengopterus, Rhamphorhynchidae, Hongshanopterus, Mythunga, Unwindia, Istiodactylidae, Campylognathoididae, Ornithocheiridae, Daitingopterus, Ningchengopterus, Archaeoistiodactylus, Muzquizopteryx, Pricesaurus, Rhamphocephalus, Zhenyuanopterus, Wyomingopteryx, Monofenestrata. Excerpt: Dorygnathus ("spear jaw") was a genus of pterosaur that lived in Europe during the Early Jurassic period, 180 million years ago when shallow seas flooded much of the continent. It had a short 1.5 meter (five feet) wingspan, and a relatively small triangular sternum, which is where its flight muscles attached. Its skull was long and its eye sockets were the largest opening therein. Large curved fangs that "intermeshed" when the jaws closed featured prominently at the front of the snout while smaller, straighter teeth lined the back. Having variable teeth, a condition called heterodonty, is rare in m...
