Jurassic Pet is a collection of Low-Poly animal theme! These models are mobile friendly and ready to use in render & in-game purposes.
The current model is the PterodactylusFeatures:
- Low Polygon
- Papercraft like style
- Rigged
- Animations: ♦ fly♦ joyful♦ idle
About Pterodactylus
Name: Pterodactylus (Winged finger).Phonetic: Teh-roe-dack-till-us (The P is silent and not pronounced).Named By: Georges Cuvier -1809.Synonyms: Diopecephalus kochi, Macrotrachelus longirostris, Ornithocephalus antiquus, O. brevirostris, O. kochi, O. longirostris, O. meyeri, O. redenbacheri, Ptenodracon brevirostris, Pterodactylus brevirostris, P. crocodilocephaloides, P. kochi, P. longirostris, P. meyeri, P. micronyx, P. nettecephaloides, P. pulchellus, P. redenbacheri, P. scolopaciceps, P. spectabilis, P. suevicus, Rhamphorhynchus scolopaciceps.Classification:Chordata, Reptilia, Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea, Euctenochasmatia.Species: P. antiquus (type), possibly P. longicollum.Type: Piscivore/Insectivore.Size: Up to 1.5 meter wingspan.Known locations: Europe. Africa.Time period: Early Tithonian of the Jurassic.Fossil representation: Dozens of specimens, some showing complete skeletons with some even including impressions of soft tissue.
Pterodactylus has the honour of being the first pterosaur known to science, although the type of creature that it really was, was still largely unknown at the time of its discovery. Many scientists inferred that it was more like a bat, or something between a bat and a bird. Some even put forward the suggestion that it was actually a marine creature and suggested that the wings were actually flippers. Time, along with new discoveries and further research eventually confirmed Pterodactylus as a flying reptile, but continuing incomplete knowledge and understanding of the group during the nineteenth century resulted in many discoveries being attributed to Pterodactylus as different species of the genus. To cause even further confusion, it was also not known that Pterodactylus individuals varied considerably with age, with the result that Pterodactylus juveniles and sub adults were incorrectly named as different species. Studies towards the end of the twentieth century have not only successfully reduced the number of species, they have also identified clear yearly growth cycles. Currently the only universally accepted species is the type Pterodactylus antiquus. The only other strong contender is P. longicollum which represents a larger and longer necked individual that also has fewer teeth. P. longicollum may yet represent a separate genus, meaning that its future inclusion as a Pterodactylus species is by no means certain.
