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Origami DIMORPHODON step by step folding instructions
I placed a video with me folding this dino below the step by step diagrams.

origami paper for folding a Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 1:
                                                                        The other side of this origami paper is white,
                                                                        turn the paper.


how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 2:
                                                                        Prefold over these 4 lines


                                                                        Step 3:
                                                                        First valley-fold over the 2 lines below, on the right.
                                                                        Then mountain-fold over the 2 diagonal lines in the
how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        middle. And valley-fold over the 2 lines at the top left.


                                                                        Step 4:
                                                                        Pull the flap upwards


how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 5:
                                                                        Squash fold the flap



how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

Step 6:
Valley-fold over these 2 lines

how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

Step 7:
Unfold the folds of step 6

how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 8:
                                                                        Pull the edge indicated by the arrow downwards
                                                                        by making a valley-fold over the purple line


how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 9:
                                                                        Press the edges indicated by the arrows downwards




how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 10:
                                                                        Valley-fold the triangular flap upwards





how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 11:
                                                                        Repeat steps 5 to 10 on the other 3 flaps,
                                                                        see arrows




how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 12:
                                                                        Pull the ends outwards, in the direction of
                                                                        the arrows.

                                                                        Step 13:
                                                                        Mountain-fold the triangular flap to the inside
                                                                        of the model
how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 14:
                                                                        Push the 2 ends towards each other again
how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 15:
                                                                        Repeat steps 12 to 14 on the other 3 same places
                                                                        of the model


how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 16:
                                                                        Bookfold one edge to the right.
                                                                        Do the same on the backside




how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 17:
                                                                        Valley-fold the flap downwards


                                                                        Step 18:
how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Turn and rotate the model 180 degrees









                                                                        Step 19:
how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Bookfold 2 edges to the left





                                                                        Step 20:
                                                                        Valley-fold this flap straight upwards
how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 21:
                                                                        The flap stands straight up now.
how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Fold the 2 edges of step 19 back to the right
                                                                        and push/press/fold the flap flat while you do this


                                                                        Step 22:
                                                                        Repeat steps 19 to 21 on the left,
how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        mirror-wise

                                                                        Step 23:
                                                                        Mountain-fold over these 2 purple lines.
how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Then, turn the model



                                                                        Step 24:
                                                                        Valley-fold over these 2 purple lines.

how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 25:
                                                                        Turn the model again



                                                                        Step 26:
                                                                        Fold over these 3 purple lines.

how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 27:
                                                                        Now the model looks like this




how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 28:
                                                                        Press the tail flat by making a mountain-fold over
                                                                        this purple line.



how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 29:
                                                                        Open the tip of the tail wing with your fingers,
                                                                        then press it flat between your fingers



how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 30:
                                                                        Mountain-fold over this short purple line





how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 31:
                                                                        And now the model looks like this



how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 32:
                                                                        Press the tail flat from aside, see arrows.
                                                                        Use the 2 inside reverse folds as help




how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 33:
                                                                        Press/fold/bend the tail wing downwards on the spot
                                                                        indicated by the upper arrow. And press/fold/bend it
                                                                        upwards at the spot indicated by the arrow below.

how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 34:
                                                                        Mountain-fold the wings downwards a little


                                                                        Step 35:
                                                                        Make an outside reverse fold over these lines
how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        (=valley-fold over these 2 lines and a mountain-fold
                                                                        on the other side of the head at the same spot as
                                                                        the short line on the left)

                                                                        Step 36:
                                                                        Press 2 edges downwards, see arrow.
                                                                        Do the same on the other side of the head

how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

Step 37:
Press the head flat from aside, see arrows
how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 38:
                                                                        Valley-fold over this short purple line




how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 39:
                                                                        Now the head looks like this


how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 40:
                                                                        This is the model viewed from below.
                                                                        Valley-fold the corner indicated by the arrow
                                                                        upwards a little.


how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 41:
                                                                        Pull the corner further upwards by folding over
                                                                        these 3 purple lines (=mountain-fold over the line
                                                                        in the middle and valley-fold over the 2 outer lines)

how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        Step 42:
                                                                        Press the edge indicated by the arrow inwards by
                                                                        making an inside reverse fold over these 3 lines
                                                                        (=mountain-fold over the short line in the middle
                                                                        and valley-fold over the 2 outer lines)

                                                                        Step 43:
                                                                        Repeat steps 40 to 42 on the corner at the left,
how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                        see arrow



                                                                        Step 44:
                                                                        Turn the model
how to fold an origami Dimorphodon

                                                                                                            DONE!

This is a video with instructions for folding the Dimorphodon-Dino: