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Pterosaur fossils have been found on every continent except Antarctica, and it probably is only a matter of time before they are found there, too. They had a global distribution between 210 and 65.5 million years ago.
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What is the habitat of pterosaurs?
Most pterosaurs lived in coastal areas, near salt water. One major exception is Quetzalcoatlus, who lived near large rivers.
Can dinosaurers fly?
Dinosaurs could not not fly but pterosaurs lived during the dinosaurs age and they could fly. pterosaurs are not flying dinosaurs they are flying reptiles that lived at the same time as dinosaurs. Some examples of Pterosaurs are: Pterodon Pterodactlus Hopee this helpsss! from Megggannn
Where did the pterodactyl used to live?
Pterodactylus lived in Europe about 150 million years ago. However, there were many other species of flying reptiles, or pterosaurs. Different species lived in different places, so pterosaurs lived all over the world.
Which period did pterosaurs originate in?
The first pterosaur (Preondactylus) lived in the Late Triassic Period.
What kind of dinosaur lived in the water?
No dinosaurs specifically lived in the water. Plesiosaurs, pliosaurs, mosasaurs and ichthyosaurs lived in the water (but are not DINOSAURS). They are reptiles but not dinosaurs. They co-inhabited the planet with dinosaurs, in the same way that the pterosaurs ruled the air. Pterosaurs were not dinosaurs either.
Were pterodactyls dinosurs?
Pterodactylus were pterosaurs, and although pterosaurs are often called "flying dinosaurs," they were not dinosaurs. Pterosaurs were flying reptiles that lived at the same time as dinosaurs, but they don't share the same common ancestor as dinosaurs and thus don't fall into the clade Dinosauria.
Are pterosaurs most closely associated with a wet or moist environment?
There are over 135 known genera of pterosaurs, and their fossils have been found all over the world. Thus, depending on the species, pterosaurs lived in all sorts of climates, ranging from wet coastal floodplains to dry deserts.
Good dino fact on pterosaurs?
Pterosaurs were carnovores. They ate fish. they were also predators not prey.FOR FEATURES WHEN THE PTEROSAURS LIVED The primitive types of pterosaurs appeared during the Triassic period , and died out at the end of the Jurassic period. More advanced pterosaurs appeared late in the Jurassic period and died out during the Cretaceous period. SIZE Their wingspam is 12metres long. The head is 1 metre long.The body is 3 metres long.
What are dinosours related to?
Pterosaurs were closely related to the dinosaurs. Because birds have descended from dinosaurs, the closest living relatives of pterosaurs are birds. All birds are equally related to pterosaurs.
Does pterosaurs eat humans?
No. Pterosaurs are extinct and humans never met the dinosaurs/pterosaurs.
Where is a pterosaurs habitat found?
There were hundreds or thousands of different species of pterosaurs, and different types lived in different places at different times. Thus, some types of pterosaurs would have existed in each type of habitat that existed at that time. Some environments would have included deserts, coastal floodplains, swamps, and somewhat dry woodlands.
Do pterosaurs fly?
Yes, pterosaurs were flying creatures.
