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Dimorphodon, an Uncommon card
Dimorphodon is a genus of medium-sized pterosaur that lived in Europe during the early Jurassic Period.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 60
- Power
- 125
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 48,000
Power 125 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Dimorphodon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Dimorphodon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was named by ______ Richard Owen in 1859.
Answer
paleontologist. It was named by paleontologist Richard Owen in 1859. From the Dimorphodon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Jonathan Palmer. Jonathan Palmer 75 · Circadian rhythm sleep disorder 69 · Dimorphodon 65 · Gerenuk 62 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was named by paleontologist Richard Owen in 1859.
- Dimorphodon means "two-form tooth", derived from the Greek di- meaning 'two', morphḗ meaning 'shape' and odṓn meaning 'tooth', referring to the fact that it had two distinct types of teeth in its jaws – which is comparatively rare among reptiles.
- The diet of Dimorphodon has been questioned among researchers, with earlier interpretations depicting it as an insectivore or a piscivore.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Dimorphodon article was read about 48,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 60: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Dimorphodon
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Dimorphodon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : MCDinosaurhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
