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Pterodactylus were carnivores, and had wingspans of about 5 feet. While young, they would have hunted insects, but in adulthood they would have hunted small fish and land animals such as lizards, amphibians, and primitive mammals.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThere are at least 135 known genera of pterosaurs, and there is at least one species in each genus. Different types of pterosaurs would have had different diets, but all known pterosaurs were carnivorous. Depending on the species, pterosaurs ate insects, fish, or small land animals such as lizards, amphibians, and primitive mammals. A few species were filter feeders similar to flamingoes, which eat brine shrimp.
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∙ 11y agoThere are hundreds of different known species of pterosaur, but all of them were carnivorous. Small pterosaurs would have eaten things like insects, small lizards, amphibians, primitive mammals, or small fish. Some pterosaurs were filter feeders, similar to flamingos today, which eat brine shrimp. Large pterosaurs would have eaten either fish, as in the case of Pteranodon, or land animals that were simply a little bit larger than those that smaller pterosaurs ate.
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What was a pterosaurs main diet?
fish,lizards and if they could us
What was the diet of a pterosaurs?
All pterosaurs were carnivorous, however there were many different species, and different species hunted different prey. Some hunted fish, while others ate insects or small land animals like lizards, amphibians, and primitive mammals.
What are the characteristics of pterosaurs?
Pterosaurs probably were not social, although they may have gathered during breeding season. Many of them had elaborate crests, which were probably meant to attract mates. When they laid eggs, they probably did not incubate them or protect them, and young pterosaurs had to fend for themselves right away. Fossil evidence suggests they would have been capable of flight within days of birth. Pterosaurs all seem to be carnivorous. Small pterosaurs would have eaten insects and small vertebrates, while large pterosaurs like Pteranodon and Geosternbergia ate fish. The largest known pterosaur, Quetzalcoatlus, however, did not live near a body of water that would provide enough fish to eat, so their diet is unknown.
What does a pterodactyle eat?
Pterosaurs (a group that pterodactyls belonged to) varied a great deal in many ways, including diet. Some pterosaurs ate meat from dead animals, much like vultures today. Some were active hunters that captured insects and small animals to eat. Others caught and ate fish.
Does pterosaurs eat humans?
No. Pterosaurs are extinct and humans never met the dinosaurs/pterosaurs.
Do pterosaurs fly?
Yes, pterosaurs were flying creatures.
What are the pterosaur's prey?
There are over 135 different known genera of pterosaurs, and each species would have had different types of prey. Small pterosaurs like Pterodactylus probably ate insects, small land animals, and fish. Large pterosaurs such as Pteranodon probably ate fish, while other large pterosaurs like Quetzalcoatlus would have eaten small land animals, albeit larger than the prey of Pterodactylus.
Were there any hyper-carnivorous Pterosaurs?
All known pterosaurs were carnivores. There is no evidence that any pterosaurs ate any plants at all, and thus it is safe to say that at least most, if not all pterosaurs were hypercarnivorous.
Were Pterosaurs carnivores or herbivores?
Herbivores. The brontosaurus and brachiasaurus were herbivores.
Why weren't pterosaurs predators?
Actually, all known pterosaurs were carnivores, and thus they were predators. Depending on the species, pterosaurs ate insects, fish, or small land animals like lizards, amphibians, and primitive mammals. A few species were filter feeders, similar to modern flamingoes, which eat brine shrimp.
Can pterosaurs roar?
no
Did the pteranodon exist during the Cenozoic era?
No. Like a pterosaurs pteranodon existed in the mesozoic era.
