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Pterosaurs

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Paleontologists thought the first bones from this giant Canadian pterosaur were from Quetzalcoatlus. Dinosaur Park, Kiwi, Paleontologist, Baby Dinosaurs, Crocodiles, Vertebrates, Mammals, Lizard, Bones
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Paleontologists thought the first bones from this giant Canadian pterosaur were from Quetzalcoatlus.
Although known only from snout fragments, Apatorhamphus adds to the diversity of pterosaurs known from the Kem Kem beds. Large Fan, Spinosaurus, Crests, Fragments, Prey, Fossils, Diversity, Beds
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Although known only from snout fragments, Apatorhamphus adds to the diversity of pterosaurs known from the Kem Kem beds.
Although known only from snout fragments, Apatorhamphus adds to the diversity of pterosaurs known from the Kem Kem beds.
Although known only from snout fragments, Apatorhamphus adds to the diversity of pterosaurs known from the Kem Kem beds.
The strong jaws and blunt teeth of Ordosipterus helped it break the shells of its food. First Tooth, Jurassic Park, Teeth, Species, Shells, Strong, Food
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The strong jaws and blunt teeth of Ordosipterus helped it break the shells of its food.
This English pterosaur appears to have family ties to long-snouted tapejarids from Asia. Isle Of Wight, Fossil, Planting Flowers, Evolution, Ties
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This English pterosaur appears to have family ties to long-snouted tapejarids from Asia.
Africa’s first known tapejarid lived alongside the enormous theropod Spinosaurus. Carnivores, Prehistoric, Alongside
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Africa’s first known tapejarid lived alongside the enormous theropod Spinosaurus.
They were not the long-necked monster-stork azhdarchids but were probably powerful predators in their own right. Chaoyangopterus gave its name to a whole new breed of terrestrial stalker pterosaur, the likes of which cropped up again and again during the Early Cretaceous. Dino Eggs, Dinosaur Eggs, Terrestrial, Stork, Barbarian, Stalker, Extinction, Predator
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They were not the long-necked monster-stork azhdarchids but were probably powerful predators in their own right. Chaoyangopterus gave its name to a whole new breed of terrestrial stalker pterosaur, the likes of which cropped up again and again during the Early Cretaceous.
Azhdarchids like Albadraco were the top predators on ancient Hateg Island. Reptiles, Paleo Art, Prehistoric Animals, Prehistory, Fauna, Ancient, Bird
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Azhdarchids like Albadraco were the top predators on ancient Hateg Island.
The first record of boreopterids outside of China is also the first record of them in a riverside environment. Liaoning, Park Jin Young, Invertebrates, Sediment, Riverside, Habitats, The Outsiders
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The first record of boreopterids outside of China is also the first record of them in a riverside environment.
Although known only from snout fragments, Apatorhamphus adds to the diversity of pterosaurs known from the Kem Kem beds.
Although known only from snout fragments, Apatorhamphus adds to the diversity of pterosaurs known from the Kem Kem beds.
The only known specimen of Luchibang had a wingspan of about 2 meters, but was a juvenile when it died, and may have grown much larger. Long Legs, Specimen, Larger
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The only known specimen of Luchibang had a wingspan of about 2 meters, but was a juvenile when it died, and may have grown much larger.
This animal lent its name to a whole family of pterosaurs. The researchers who discovered Azhdarcho in 1984 could not have known just how bizarre it was in life. Neck Bones, Lent, Dinosaurs, Bizarre, Family, Crocodile
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This animal lent its name to a whole family of pterosaurs. The researchers who discovered Azhdarcho in 1984 could not have known just how bizarre it was in life.