Pterosaurs [b] [c] are an extinct clade of flying reptiles in the order Pterosauria. They existed during most of the Mesozoic: from the Late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous (228 million to 66 million years ago). [9] Pterosaurs are the earliest vertebrates known …

2025年3月14日 · University of California Museum of Paleontology - Introduction to the Pterosauria Ancient Origins - Pterosaurs, the First Flying Dinos, Could Fly as Babies, Says Research CORE - The palaeohistology of pterosaur bone: an overview

Pterosaurs consist of two main types (they do form a single (monophyletic) group, though): the "rhamphorhynchoids," more properly termed the basal Pterosauria, which had long tails, and their descendants the "pterodactyloids," which had shorter tails. Why is …

2022年3月28日 · Today, paleontologists use the name “pterosaur” for all the members of the order “Pterosauria” whereas the term “pterodactyl” is restricted to the members of the genus Pterodactylus. Physical Description

2021年5月17日 · Pterosaurs made up the order Pterosauria. Pterosauria is traditionally divided into two main groups, or suborders: Rhamphorhynchoidea and Pterodactyloidea. Rhamphorhynchoidea – The First Pterosaurs

The name Pterosauria was coined in 1834. [2] [3] Pterosaurs were genuine fliers, able to flap or soar. Their bodies were covered with fine hairs, so they were able to regulate their temperature (they were warm-blooded). They are a close sister-group to the dinosaurs, part of …

Read a National Geographic magazine article about pterosaurs, the largest animals that ever flew, and get information, facts, and more about these prehistoric flying reptiles.

2014年6月18日 · Still, although pterosaurs may often be grouped with dinosaurs in children’s picture books, they are not dinosaurs. “Dinosaurs are characterized by a set of anatomical features pterosaurs don’t have,” explains Mark Norell, the curator of the exhibition and chair of the Division of Paleontology, including a hole in the hip socket.

Pterosaurs (from the Greek "πτερόσαυρος," meaning winged lizards), often referred to as pterodactyls (from the Greek "πτεροδάκτυλος," meaning "winged finger"), were flying reptiles of the taxonomic group Pterosauria.

pterosaur , Any of several extinct flying reptiles (order Pterosauria) that flourished during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods (206–65 million years ago). Pterosaurs hung by their long, slender hind limbs when at rest.