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Pterosaur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pterosaurs were flying reptiles of the clade or order Pterosauria. They existed from the late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous Period (228 to 66 million years ago).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterosaur
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Pterodactyl, Pteranodon & Other Flying 'Dinosaurs' - Livescience
Flying reptiles ruled the skies for millions of years. Pterosaurs, however, were not dinosaurs and they are not the ancestors of modern birds.
http://www.livescience.com/24071-pterodactyl-pteranodon-flying-dinosaurs.html
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Pterosaurs - The Flying Reptiles
Pterosaurs ("winged lizards") ruled the skies of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods at the same time as their dinosaur cousins dominated the land. Here's a look at pterosaur evolution, behavior and physiology, along with a list of genera ranging from Anurognathus to Zhejiangopterus.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/typesofdinosaurs/a/pterosaurs_2.htm
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Why a Pterosaur is Not a Dinosaur - Smithsonian
Calling a pterosaur a dinosaur is an error of the same order of magnitude as saying that our species is a marsupial.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-a-pterosaur-is-not-a-dinosaur-87082921
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Pterosaurs - National Geographic
Parallel fibers that stiffened a pterosaur's wing membrane-each just two-thousandths of an inch (0.05 millimeters) thick-are visible in this fossil of a Rhamphorhynchus. The fossil was found in Germany's Solnhofen limestone beds, where incredibly fine grain preserves minute details.
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/pterosaurs
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Pterodactyls Are Not Dinosaurs, So What The Hell Are They?
Pterodactyls lived at the same time as the dinosaurs-but somehow, they're not actually dinosaurs. They were flying creatures, and paleontologists keep telling us that dinosaurs are birds.
http://io9.gizmodo.com/pterodactyls-are-not-dinosaurs-so-what-the-hell-are-t-1719895401
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Pterodactyl - DinosaurFacts
Information on the Pterodactyl including pictures, facts, and a short biography.
http://www.dinosaurfacts.org/pterodactyl
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10 Facts About Pterodactyls - About
There's no such thing as a pterodactyl, a word many people use to refer to either Pteranodon or Pterodactylus. Here are 10 facts you should know about these famous pterosaurs.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/typesofdinosaurs/ss/10-Facts-About-Pterodactyls.htm
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What's Wrong With the Flying Pterosaurs in Jurassic World - WIRED
In the trailer for "Jurassic World," many pterosaurs are shown flying. But something is wrong.
http://www.wired.com/2015/06/whats-wrong-flying-pterosaurs-jurassic-world
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Pterodactylus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pterodactylus is a genus of pterosaurs, whose members are popularly known as pterodactyls ( /ËtÉrÉËdæktáµ»lz/). It is currently thought to contain only a single species, Pterodactylus antiquus, the first pterosaur species to be named and identified as a flying reptile.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterodactylus
