Stephen Prickett notes that in the context of Darwin and Mantell 's publications and vast exhibitions of dinosaurs , such as those at the Crystal Palace from 1845 , it is unsurprising that Tenniel gave the Jabberwock `` the leathery wings of a pterodactyl and the long scaly neck and tail of a sauropod . ''
Perhaps it is not so surprising that Tenniel gave the Jabberwock `` the leathery wings of a pterodactyl and the long scaly neck and tail of a sauropod '' .