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Rhamphorhynchus appears in two popular films for brief periods in each. The first, One Million Years B. C. is vintage Ray Harryhausen stop motion work with a very inaccurate version of Rhamphorhynchus attacking a Pteranodon. Despite its terrible inaccuracies it is an intriguing interpretation of the animal. Also it eats the Pteranodon nestlings, which is peculiar and very much outside of its inferred diet. The second appearance of Rhamphorhynchus that is probably better known is from Walking With Dinosaurs (Ep. 3 Cruel Sea) in which it is shown skimming the surface of the water for small fish. There are a number of reasons this is a strange portrayal, and time permitting, we will get into them later this week. For now, though, enjoy these two clips: