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Which species the extent pterodactyls are the giant flying members?
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Are pterodactyls dinosaurs?
Pterodactyls were not dinosaurs. They were flying reptiles.
What are some flying dinosaurs?
pterodactyls quetzalcoatl pneumamicrodactyl biceridactyls
How did pterodactyls travel?
they fly and Pterodactyl and other Pterodons were flying reptiles.
Are there flying pterodactyls in papau new guinea?
No. Pterosaurs such as pterodactyl have been extinct for millions of years.
Which small prehistoric flying animal got its name for Greek words meaning flying finger wing?
Pterodactyls or Pterosaurs were flying prehistoric lizards. Strictly, they were not dinosaurs.
How did pterodactyls get extinct?
Pterodactyls were a particular type of small, flying reptile. Nobody knows the specific reason pterodactyls died out. However, flying reptiles, or pterosaurs, continued to exist until 65.5 million years ago. At that point, an asteroid crashed into Earth, throwing dust into the air that blocked sunlight long enough to collapse the food chain and wipe out not only dinosaurs, but pterosaurs as well.
Are flying dinosaurs not called pterodactyls?
No. Pterodactyl was a pterosaur, and pterosaurs were technically not dinosaurs, though they are often incorrectly referred to as such.
Were did the pterodactyl?
Pterodactyls were flying reptiles, slowly flourishing during the Mesozoic and disappearing with the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
How did pterodactyls get around?
Pterodactylus primarily traveled by flying. It would have occasionally walked on all fours or even climbed in trees.
What does pterodactyls name mean?
flying birdRunehally16's Answer: pter·o·dac·tyl /ˌterəˈdaktəl/What it basically refers to is a member of the pterasaur family, which was a group of large, flying dinosaurs with membranous wings and long, slender necks.
A dinosaure that could fly?
Easy! The best example is an Archaeopteryx. Pterodactyls and Pternadons are others but there is some debate that they actually glided instead of flying.
Are flying fish on the endangered species list?
No, Flying fish are not an endangered species at this time
