Pteranodon
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Pteranodon is a large, crested, toothless pterosaur known for its impressive wingspan and frequent depiction as a menacing flying reptile in popular media.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quetzalcoatlus as a giant flying reptile | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fossil taxon
ⓘ
prehistoric reptile ⓘ pterosaur ⓘ |
| bodyCovering | pycnofibers (probable) ⓘ |
| clade | Sauropsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestFunction |
aerodynamic role (hypothesized)
ⓘ
sexual display (hypothesized) ⓘ species recognition (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| crestLocation | back of skull ⓘ |
| describedBy | Othniel Charles Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | piscivorous ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
anodon (toothless)
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pteron (wing) ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Pteranodontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| femalesCharacteristic |
smaller crest
ⓘ
wider pelvis ⓘ |
| forelimbStructure | wing membrane supported by elongated fourth finger ⓘ |
| fossilRange |
Campanian
ⓘ
Late Cretaceous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation |
Niobrara Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierre Shale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat | coastal marine environment ⓘ |
| hasBeak | true ⓘ |
| hasCrest | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| likelyAte |
fish
ⓘ
small marine animals ⓘ |
| livedIn |
North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Interior Seaway region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion |
powered flight
ⓘ
soaring ⓘ |
| malesCharacteristic |
larger body size
ⓘ
larger crest ⓘ |
| mediaFranchiseAppearance |
Jurassic Park series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Land Before Time series NERFINISHED ⓘ various dinosaur documentaries ⓘ |
| nameLanguageOfOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | winged and toothless ⓘ |
| notDinosaur | true ⓘ |
| oftenMisrepresentedAs | dinosaur ⓘ |
| order | Pterosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| popularCultureDepiction | menacing flying reptile ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous (inferred) ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| suborder | Pterodactyloidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailLength | short ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| toothed | false ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Pteranodon longiceps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingspan |
approximately 20 feet
ⓘ
up to about 6 meters ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1876 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quetzalcoatlus as a giant flying reptile