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Pteranodon was a flying reptile that lived during the Mesozoic Era.
Traits[]
Large flying reptiles, Pteranodons had large, leathery wings which formed an extension of their front limbs, along with a compact, bat-like frame, short hind limbs, a long, thin tail, long crest atop the head and a long beak filled with sharp teeth used for catching prey.
History[]
Among the creatures that lived during the dinosaurs' age was the Pteranodon, which flew the skies with other flying reptiles until the cataclysm that brought the dinosaurs to their extinction. A number of Pteranodons, along with other creatures of the age, escaped to an underground world where they thrived as they had years before.
One such Pteranodon was one individual named Roger, who was caught by a weasel named Buck, along with two possums named Crash and Eddie: the three mammals rode Roger's back through the land, dodging a flock of Quetzalcoatlus.
Appearances[]
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (First appearance)
Behind the Scenes[]
- Due to the fact that they lived alongside dinosaurs most people considered pterosaurs as dinosaurs, however they are not. Pterosaurs are different part of a different. Although some dinosaurs could fly or swim, they weren't evolved to rule either of them. The term dinosaur includes the common ancestor of theropods (including birds), sauropods and ornithischians, and all of its descendants. Pterosaurs are not descendants of this animal.
- Unlike the film version, real pterosaurs sported a covering of fur-like filaments known as pycnofibres.
- The Pteranodons in the movie have some characteristics from Harpactognathus an actual Pteranodon didn’t have, portrayed as having long tails and sharp teeth, but in real life pteranodons didn’t have a long tail or sharp teeth.