👉 Hermodactylus is a term used in zoology that describes a small, primitive mammal or reptile with long, slender limbs and a short neck. This classification helps distinguish between various forms of hermaphroditism, which is an unusual sexual relationship where one partner has two reproductive organs (usually ovaries). Hermodactylus is often used to describe early-stage mammals from the Jurassic period, such as dinosaurs, which were not yet capable of producing offspring through a process