Rhamphinion was a pterosaur, a type of flying reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it lived during the same period. Rhamphinion lived during the Early Jurassic and resided in North America. The first Rhamphinion fossil was discovered in 1984.
Quick facts about Rhamphinion:
- Existed from Sinemurian Age to 182.7 million years ago
- Lived in a marine environment
- Was a piscivore
- Could fly
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Rhamphinion was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- K. Padian. 1984. Pterosaur remains from the Kayenta Formation (?Early Jurassic) of Arizona . Palaeontology 27(2):407-413
