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Home › Science › Zoology › Dinosaurs › Flying Dinosaurs

Flying Dinosaurs

Family

Genus (wingspan)
Description




Rhambphorhynchus

Anurognathus (30 cm / 1 ft)
The skull of 3 cm / 1.2 inches deep and narrow; the teeth peglike; the tail short and the wings long; a swift and highly maneuverable flier; ate fish
Bactrachognathus (0.5 m / 1.7 ft)
A deep, blunt beak; skull of 5 cm / 2 inches; covered by skin; flap of skin between the legs and the tail; ate insects
Dimorphodon (??)
The front teeth of the upper jaw longer than the back ones; most of the teeth in the lower jaw small and close set; the skull 20 cm / 8 inches long; the tail as long as the rest of the body
Dorygnathus (just over 1 m / 3.3 ft)
A short spearlike tip on the front of the lower jaw; teeth in both jaws long and forward sloping; ate fish
Eudimorphodon (??)
Long wings and short legs; the tail as long as the body; up to five cusps on each adult tooth; ate fish
Preondactylus (1.5 m / 5 ft)
The longest hind limbs and shortest wings of any pterosaur
Rhamphorhynchus (just under 1 m / 3.3 ft)
A pointed, upturned snout and a long tail; teeth in both jaws long, pointed, and sloping forward; ate fish
Scaphognathus (.9 m / 3 ft)
Large, protruding teeth; long tail ending in diamond-shaped vane
Sordes (??)
Small and pigeoned-sized; the body except the wings, covered with thick hairlike material; the wing membranes attached to the legs; no membrane attached to the long tail

Pterodactyloid

Anhanguera (4 m / 13 ft)
Interlocking teeth; the skull 50 cm / 19.8 inches long; the largest vertebrae in the neck and the smallest in the tail; ate fish
Cearadactylus (4 m / 13 ft)
A dozen long teeth at the tip of the beak, smaller farter back, and none at the back; ate fish
Ctenochasma (??)
Long jaws with more than 350 teeth; close relationship to Gnathosaurus; ate fish
Dsungaripterus (up to 3 m / 10 ft)
An upturned jaw, ending with a toothless, horny beak; a narrow, pointed beak; broad, blunt teeth at the back of the jaws; a crest on the head
Gnathosaurus (1.7 m / 5.5 ft)
Skull of 28 cm / 11.1 inches; a crest on the head; a spoon-shaped bill; ate fish
Ornithocheirus (12 m / 40 ft)
Length of body up to 4 meters; large head and neck, but a short tail; a vertical crest at the tip of the beak; glided more than flapped when flying; ate squid and fish
Ornithodesmus (5 m / 16.5 ft)
A wide ducklike beak; short teeth at the tip of the beak; ate fish
Pteranodon (12 m / 40 ft)
Wings suited for soaring long distances; toothless jaws; huge head with long bony crest; ate fish
Pterodactylus (2.5 m / 8.3 ft)
A compact body with a small rib cage, three tiny clawed fingers, and a short tail; small teeth; ate fish
Pterodaustro (under 2 m / 6.5 ft)
The skull about 23 cm / 9.1 inches long, most of which consisting of a long curved bill; hundreds of long slender teeth on the lower jaw; shorter and broader teeth on the upper jaw; may have eaten krill and plankton
Quetzalcoatlus (6 to 12 m / 20 to 40 ft, depending on species)
The largest flying animal ever; long toothless bill and long neck; long, weak legs; not heavy in relation to the size; not a fish-eater
Tropeognathus (??)
A skull of about 65 cm / 25.7 inches long; a pair of keels, one above, and one below the mouth; the keels covered with a horny bill; ate fish




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