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Pterosaur (Pterodactyl)

Pterosaurs were flying reptiles which lived between the Late Triassic period, through the Jurassic period until the Late Cretaceous period when the dinosaurs became extinct. The most famous pterosaur is the pterodactyl.

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How do you spell pterodactyl?

That is the correct spelling for pterodactyl, one type of flying dinosaur (pteradon).

What genus of dinosaur was discovered by Marsh in 1879?

The genuses Marsh described for the first time in 1879:

Brontosaurus (same as Apatosaurus)

Camptonotus (no longer valid)

Camptosaurus

Coelurus

Additionally, Marsh described the following species (of previously described genuses) in 1879:

Apatosaurus laticollis (same as A. ajax)

Atlantosaurus excelcus (no longer valid)

Stegosaurus ungulatus

Where did a Pterodactyl live before it got extinct?

Pterodactylus fossils are mostly known from Solnhofen limestone in Bavaria, Germany. More fragmentary remains have been found in other parts of Europe and in Africa, though.

What continents did the pterodactyl live in?

Pterodactylus fossils have been found throughout Europe and in Africa.