The pterodactyls are the most familiar of the flying reptiles. They were already an established group in Late Jurassic times, when their relatives, the rhamphorhynchs (above), became extinct. The pterodactyls continued through the Cretaceous, although only a few types survived to the end of that period.These pterosaurs had the same general structure as the earlier rhamphorhynchs, but the tail was shorter, the neck longer and the skull more elongate. They ranged from some of the smallest known pterosaurs to some of the largest flying vertebrates that ever lived.
Pterosaur: Pteranodon sternbergi Wingspan*: 6.10 m 20.0 ft
Pterosaur: Noripterus parvus Wingspan*: 3.80 m 12.5 ft
Pterosaur: Boreopterus giganticus Wingspan*: 2.60 m 8.5 ft
Pterosaur: Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni Wingspan*: 15 m 49.2 ft
Pterosaur: Pterodaustro guinazui Wingspan*: 1.93 m 6.3 ft
Pterosaur: Gnathosaurus macrurus Wingspan*: 1.95 m 6.4 ft
Pterosaur: Eopteranodon yixianensis Wingspan*: 1.25 m 4.1 ft
Pterosaur: Ctenochasma taqueti Wingspan*: 1.85 m 6.1 ft
Pterosaur: Domeykodactylus ceciliae Wingspan*: 2.00 m 6.6 ft
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