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Rhamphorhynchus ranks as a smaller pterosaurs with a very long tail (rhamphorhynchoid line). The wingspan exceeds dozens of decimeters, and the largest wingspan recorded is about 1,8 m. The length (including the tail) is 1,3 m for the largest specimen. The skull is slightly prolonged and cambered. Teeth are needle-like. The long tail, ended by a rhombic rudder, is typical. Rhamphorhynchus is known from the Upper Jurassic lithographic limestones (151‒148 Ma) of Germany. Its prey was likely small fish. ## Keywords Mesozoic, Late Jurassic, pterosaurs, Rhamphorhynchidae
