Pterosauria
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Pterosauria is an extinct group of flying reptiles that were the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight and lived alongside dinosaurs during the Mesozoic Era.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
extinct taxon ⓘ flying reptile ⓘ |
| achieved | powered flight ⓘ |
| clade |
Archosauria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Avemetatarsalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
early birds
ⓘ
non-avian dinosaurs ⓘ |
| coveredWith | pycnofibers ⓘ |
| diet |
carnivorous
ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ piscivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Dinosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eggType | soft-shelled eggs ⓘ |
| extinctionCause | Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Carnian age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Triassic ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | global distribution ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadAnatomicalFeature |
hollow bones
ⓘ
keeled breastbone in many taxa ⓘ lightweight skeleton ⓘ pycnofibers ⓘ wing membrane supported by elongated fourth finger ⓘ |
| includes |
Dimorphodon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pteranodon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pterodactyloidea ⓘ Pterodactylus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quetzalcoatlus NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhamphorhynchoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhamphorhynchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lastAppearance |
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
end of Cretaceous ⓘ |
| locomotion |
flight
ⓘ
quadrupedal walking ⓘ |
| notableAs | first vertebrates to achieve powered flight ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| studyField |
paleontology
ⓘ
vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| subclass | Diapsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| timeRange | Mesozoic Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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