The story for kids
This is Dimorphodon, a little pterosaur, about the size of a big crow. It had a big head, a long tail, and two kinds of teeth: long ones in the front and tiny ones in the back. It flew fast near the trees and hunted insects and little lizards.
Facts
- Its head was big and its tail was long.
- Its name means “two kinds of teeth”: long teeth at the front, small ones at the back.
- It ate insects and small animals.
- It lived about 195 million years ago and was one of the first pterosaurs.
Numbers
- Wingspan
- ~1.4 m
- Weight
- ~1.5–2 kg
- Food
- Insects