Pteranodon

Pteranodons were not dinosaurs, but they were a close relative to dinosaurs and lived during the same time period.
They lived between 90 and 65 million years ago. ![]()
Pteranodons are the largest known flying animals.
From wing to wing, they were 23 feet long. Can you picture 4 adults laying down head to toe? That’s about how long the Pteranodon’s wing span was. ![]()
They were able to fly and dive into the ocean because they had hollow bones. ![]()
Scientists think that Pteranodons laid eggs. ![]()
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© 2007 D. Longo, R.Nous, A. Pieniezny, M. Thomson, C. VanHoesen