Ornithocheirus Animal Pictures

Ornithocheirus simus

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Ornithocheirus was a Pterosaur, a type of flying reptile, Ornithocheirus lived during the Late Jurassic, Ornithocheirus isolated on white background with clipping path

Ornithocheirus
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Paleontologists believed Ornithocheirus themselves evolved from a non-dinosaur reptile.

A trio of anhanguerii rest on a grassy, rock covered hill at the edge of the sea. One of the pterosaurs squawks at the full moon that is just rising over the horizon over the ocean. 3D Rendering

Ornithocheirus
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The only known remains of this reptile is a fragmentary jaw bone. The jaw tip had a convex crest on the snout similar to that of other pterosaurs.

Ornithocheirus was a Pterosaur, a type of flying reptile, Ornithocheirus lived during the Late Jurassic, Ornithocheirus stand on the stone isolated on white background with clipping path

Ornithocheirus
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Based on recent estimates, the Ornithocheirus was a mid-sized pterosaur with a wingspan of about 20 feet.