pteranodon

Noun

Meaning

A genus of American Cretaceous pterodactyls destitute of teeth. Several species are known, some of which had an expanse of wings of twenty feet or more.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

archaeopteryx mammoth pterodactyl pterosaur dromaeosaur quetzalcoatlus microraptor azhdarchid flying reptile flying dinosaur avian dinosaur harpactognathus tropeognathus prehistoric bird winged reptile

Anagrams

nonadopter

Examples

Because well-preserved Pteranodon skull fossils are extremely rare, researchers use stratigraphy (i.e. which rock layer of the geologic formation a fossil is found in) to determine species identity in most cases. Source: Internet

Diet The diet of Pteranodon is known to have included fish ; fossilized fish bones have been found in the stomach area of one Pteranodon, and a fossilized fish bolus has been found between the jaws of another Pteranodon, specimen AMNH 5098. Source: Internet

An early occurrence of Pteranodon sternbergi from the Smoky Hill Member (Late Cretaceous) of the Niobrara Chalk in western Kansas. Source: Internet

At least some of these marine reptiles are known to have fed on Pteranodon. Source: Internet

Bird squawks were used for the Pteranodon. Source: Internet

During the early 1990s, S. Christopher Bennett also published several major papers reviewing the anatomy, taxonomy and life history of Pteranodon. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ptenoglossan ptenoglossate PTEP pteranodontian pteranodontid pteranodontoid