Pterosaur
Pterodactylus
An extremely long fourth finger supported most of the skin membrane of its wing.
Pterodactylus was the first pterosaur recognized and named as a flying reptile.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Pterodactylus at a glance
- Diet
- Small animals
- Its teeth are interpreted as adaptations for catching prey. Detailed reconstructions of its diet have changed with new research.
- When it lived
- Jurassic
- Group
- Pterodactyloidea
- Pterodactyloids
- Fossil locations
- Bavaria
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Pterodactylus
It was the first pterosaur recognized and named as a flying reptile. Most securely identified remains come from the Solnhofen limestones, which preserve a rich Jurassic animal world.
An exceptionally long fourth finger supported most of its wing membrane. This construction sets a pterosaur’s wing apart from the feathered wing of a bird.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Pterodactylus
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- Pterodactyloidea
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- Birds and crocodilians
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