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A genus of American Cretaceous pterodactyls destitute of teeth. Several species are known, some of which had an expanse of wings of twenty feet or more.
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∙ 11y agoPterosaur comes from the Greek words "pteros" and "sauros". The former means "wing" and the latter means "lizard," so pterosaur means "winged lizard."
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What does pterosaurs's name mean?
Pterosaur comes from the Greek words "pteros" and "sauros." "Pteros" means winged, and "sauros" means lizard, so "pterosaur" means "winged lizard."
Which bones are found in a pterosaur wing?
pterosaur wing bones.
What does the dinosaur name pterosaurs mean?
Pterosaur comes from the Greek words "pteros" and "sauros". The former means "wing" and the latter means "lizard," so pterosaur means "winged lizard."
How do you spell teradactyl?
The likely word is the flying dinosaur (pterosaur) called the pterodactyl.
What is the smallest pterosaur?
Nemicolopterus
Is the pterosaur extinct?
yes
Is pterosaur another name for pterodactyl?
No. Pterodacyls and pteranodons were two different types of pterosaur.
What are the predators of the pterosaur?
Pterosaurs are predators.
What was a Pterodactylus?
A small flying Pterosaur.
Is there anything special about the quezalcoatlus dinosaur?
Quetzalcoatlus was not actually a dinosaur; it was a flying reptile, or pterosaur. It is the largest known pterosaur, with a wingspan of up to 36 feet.
What is size of the pterosaur?
The smallest known pterosaur, Nemicolopterus, may have had a wingspan of only 10 inches. The largest known pterosaur, Quetzalcoatlus, had a 33 foot wingspan and may have weighed as much as 550 pounds. In metric, that is 10 meters and 250 kg, respectively.
What kind of dinosaur was rhamphorhynchus?
Rhamphorhynchus was a pterosaur, not a dinosaur.
