pteranodons
Crested winged reptiles
Pteranodons is the plural of pteranodon, a large flying reptile that lived during the Late Cretaceous period.
Despite their bat-like wings and airborne lifestyle, pteranodons were not dinosaurs but pterosaurs—a distinct group of reptiles.
They had long toothless beaks and bony crests on their heads: The pteranodons soared over the prehistoric sea.
Highest point or tuft
hollow bones · keratinous · skull · lightweight · aerodynamic · hind limbs · pelvis · vertebrae
Rising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- thermalsWarm air columns
- updraftsAir moving skyward
launch · takeoff · landing · aerial · airborne · flapping · altitude · coastal
Final Mesozoic period
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- extinctNo longer existing
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
skeleton · specimen · discovery · excavation · sediment · formation · chalk · paleontologist
Dinosaur amusement park catastrophe
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- Walking with DinosaursLandmark prehistoric nature documentary
- toyObject for amusement
collectible · model · illustration · paleoart · science fiction · monster · Rodan · film
crest
Highest point or tuft
wings · hollow bones · keratinous · skull · lightweight · aerodynamic · hind limbs · pelvis · vertebrae · sternum
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
updrafts · launch · takeoff · landing · aerial · airborne · flapping · altitude · coastal · ocean
Cretaceous
Final Mesozoic period
reptile · skeleton · specimen · discovery · excavation · sediment · formation · chalk · paleontologist · reconstruction
Jurassic Park
Dinosaur amusement park catastrophe
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- Walking with DinosaursLandmark prehistoric nature documentary
toy · collectible · model · illustration · paleoart · science fiction · monster · Rodan · film · television
pteranodonsplesiosaurs
Prehistoric marine reptiles
mosasaurs · ichthyosaurs · marine reptiles · sauropods · ankylosaurs
pteranodonshummingbirds
Tiny hovering nectar feeders
gnats · fruit flies · mosquitoes · bumblebees · sparrows
pteranodonsmodern birds
Current avian species
eagles · albatrosses · pelicans · condors