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Final Jeopardy 7/26/24 (Ancient Animals) & Who Won Friday July 26 2024

Get the latest scoop on everything you need to know about today’s Jeopardy! episode airing on Friday, July 26 2024 including the Final Jeopardy, contestants and today’s winner!

Today’s Final Jeopardy 7/26/2024 (Ancient Animals) – Friday, July 26 2024

The first fossils of these creatures with an elongated 4th digit were described in 1784 by Naturalist Cosimo Collini

Today’s Final Jeopardy Answer – Friday, July 26 2024

The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Pterosaur

Final Jeopardy Explanation – Friday, July 26 2024

The creatures you are referring to are pterosaurs, specifically the genus *Pterodactylus*. The first fossils of these flying reptiles, characterized by their elongated fourth digit which supported their wing membranes, were described in 1784 by Cosimo Collini, a naturalist who initially misunderstood their nature. Collini was the curator of the Natural History Museum at the University of Mannheim, and he published a description of the specimen without recognizing its capability for flight.

Collini’s description marked the first scientific account of pterosaurs, though the understanding of these creatures as flying reptiles developed later, with further contributions by other scientists such as Georges Cuvier. Cuvier’s work notably helped to clarify that these were not aquatic creatures as initially speculated by Collini but were capable of flight. This realization underscored the significance of the elongated fourth digit, a distinctive feature that facilitated their ability to fly by stretching the wing membrane that enabled them to navigate through the air. Pterosaurs are thus an important part of the evolutionary history of vertebrates, representing the first vertebrates known to have developed powered flight.

Today’s Results & Who Won Jeopardy! Tonight – Friday, July 26 2024

The results of today’s game will be updated when it airs – warning: spoilers below!

Returning ChampionContestantContestant
Davey Morrison
Originally Provo, Utah
Actor & Screenwriter
2 Day Winnings of $29,012

Final Score: $999
Round 2 Score: $6,400
Round 1 Score: $4,000		Steve Babish
San Jose, California
Marketing Content Strategist

Final Score: $10,100
Round 2 Score: $11,500
Round 1 Score: $2,400		Rachel Bradley
Greenbelt, Maryland
ESL Instructor

Winning Score: $23,597
Round 2 Score: $11,800
Round 1 Score: $3,800

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