Why did pterodactyl go extinct?

Answer 1

Pterodactyls, along with other pterosaurs, went extinct around 66 million years ago during the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event. This mass extinction was likely caused by a combination of factors, including climate change, volcanic activity, and the impact of a large asteroid. These events led to widespread environmental disruptions, such as extreme temperature fluctuations and reduced food sources, ultimately leading to the demise of many species, including the pterodactyls.

Answer 2

Pterodactylus, a single species of pterosaur, died out around 148.5 million years ago, or 83 million years before the K-T extinction event. However, pterosaurs, or flying reptiles, did die out 65.5 million years ago during the same cataclysmic event that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs and 75% of Earth's species. Most scientists believe that this event, the K-T Extinction, was the result of a 6 mile wide asteroid that smashed into the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, leaving a 100 mile wide crater. So much dust and ash was launched into the atmosphere that sunlight was blocked for months or years. This caused plants to die, and thus the animals that ate them also died. In turn, the carnivores starved, and that would have included the pterosaurs.

Answer 3

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