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flying reptiles are in fact birds. as animals are now being classified into monophyletic groups, we must include birds as reptiles as well because they came from a common ancester
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The name of the first flying dinosaur?
No known species of dinosaur was ever able to fly despite birds being believed to have evolved from them. The flying reptiles such as the pterodactylus, tapejara, geosternbergia and ornithocheirus etc are collectively known as 'pterosaurs'. Their taxonomy is considered different from the dinosaurs. The largest of the pterosaurs to be discovered so far is the Quetzalcoatlus.
What do herpetologists study?
Reptiles and Amphibia. Horse Isle Answer: Reptiles
Were all dinosaurs reptiles?
No way! There were thousands of species of reptiles that lived both during, before, and after the dinosaurs lived on earth. There were the synapsid reptiles, as well as the anapsid reptiles, which were mostly gone when the dinosaurs arrived. There were also many diapsid reptiles that lived during the time the dinosaurs did. Such species include deinosuchus, dimetrodon, gorgonops, Quetzalcoatlus, and rutiodon. Dinosaurs were not reptiles themelves. They evolved from reptiles, many had warm blood even feathers,
Is a capybara a warm or cold blooded animal?
Iguanas are reptiles, and are cold-blooded, as all reptiles are.
In what category would amphibians reptiles and mammals be placed?
Amphibians , reptiles , mammals along with birds are included in Tetrapod Vertebrates .
Was a Pterosaur a type of flying reptile?
The only known reptiles to have evolved powered flight were pterosaurs. Thus, all pterosaurs were flying reptiles and all flying reptiles are pterosaurs.
Are there 2 species of flying reptiles?
No only one Flying reptile
What is the plural possessive form of reptiles?
The singular is reptile, the plural is reptiles, and the plural possessive is reptiles' (e.g. The reptiles' owners did not know their origin.)
What flying reptiles appeared during the mesozoic era?
Pterosaurs
Why are snakes called reptiles?
"Reptilia" is the origin of it, which is a latin word.
How did pterodactyls travel?
they fly and Pterodactyl and other Pterodons were flying reptiles.
What dinousars can fly?
There are no dinosaurs that can fly. But there are flying reptiles like the pteradon.
What dinosaurs flew in the sky?
None. There were flying reptiles, but they weren't dinosaurs.
Pterosaurs were flying mammals many of which were the size of todays predatory birds True or false?
False, pterosaurs were flying reptiles.
What was the name of the flying reptile?
The only reptiles capable of true flight were pterosaurs.
What was the first flying reptiles evolved 200 million years ago?
Dragon
What is the animals in the group named pterosaur?
Pterosaurs were flying reptiles related to dinosaurs.
