Rhamphorhynchus is a genus of extinct long-tailed pterosaurs of the Jurassic period.

---

Rhamphorhynchus (Greek for "beak snout") is a genus of extinct long-tailed pterosaurs of the Jurassic period. Colour printed illustration by Heinrich Harder from "Tiere der Urwelt" Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1916, Hamburg. Heinrich Harder (1858-1935) was a German landscape artist and book illustrator. From a series of prehistoric creature cards published by the Reichardt Cocoa company. Natural historian Wilhelm Bolsche wrote the descriptive text.

---

Size: 6327px × 4409px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1916, animal, animals, beak, bird, colour-printed, der, dinosaur, extinct, flugsaurier, flying, germany, hamburg, harder, heinrich, history, illustration, jurassic, long-tailed, monster, muensteri, natural, period, prehistoric, pterosaurs, rhamphorhynchus, snout, tiere, urwelt, world