Klobiodon

Klob-e-o-don.
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Name

Klobiodon ‭(‬little cage tooth‭)‬.

Phonetic

Klob-e-o-don.

Named By

M.‭ ‬O’Sullivan‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Martill‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Pterosauia,‭ ‬Rhamphorhynchidae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

K.‭ ‬rochei‭

Size

Wingspan roughly estimated at two meters.

Known locations

England‭ ‬-‭ ‬Taynton Limestone Formation.

Time Period

Mid Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Klobiodon is a genus of rhamphorhynchid pterosaur that lived in Europe during the mid Jurassic.‭ ‬Klobiodon was large for the type of pterosaur it was,‭ ‬and was probably a hunter of fish.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Pterosauria of the Great Oolite Group‭ (‬Bathonian,‭ ‬Middle Jurassic‭) ‬of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire,‭ ‬England.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬O’Sullivan‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Martill‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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