Pterosaur
Pterodaustro
Its many long, thin teeth worked like a filter to catch tiny aquatic organisms.
Pterodaustro's mouth functioned as a filter thanks to its numerous fine teeth.
Three stages. One companion.
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Pterodaustro at a glance
- Diet
- Filter feeder
- Its many fine teeth are associated with separating small organisms from the water.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Ctenochasmatidae
- Ctenochasmatids
- Fossil locations
- Argentina
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Pterodaustro
It was a South American pterosaur belonging to the ctenochasmatids. Its remains date to the Early Cretaceous.
Its numerous long, slender teeth acted as a filter for small aquatic organisms. This was a very different way to feed from seizing large prey with powerful jaws. Tiny organisms could sustain a specialized flying reptile.
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
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- Pterodaustro
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- Ctenochasmatidae
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