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Quetzalcoatlus northropi was a giant azhdarchid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of what is now Texas. It is known from limited remains of a very large individual discovered in Big Bend National Park, so estimates of its exact proportions remain uncertain, but commonly cited wingspan estimates are...
Pteranodon longiceps is a large toothless pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of central North America, especially deposits of the Niobrara Chalk formed beneath the Western Interior Seaway. It had an elongated cranial crest, a long pointed beak, and forelimbs modified into wings supported by an exten...
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri was a long-tailed pterosaur that lived in Europe during the Late Jurassic. Many specimens come from the fine-grained Solnhofen limestone of Germany, where exceptional preservation sometimes records wing membranes, a diamond-shaped tail vane, and stomach contents. Its elonga...
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec is a 2010 French fantasy film adapting Jacques Tardi’s comic series. Set in 1912 Paris, the story centers on journalist Adèle Blanc-Sec as she investigates her sister's illness and combats a pterosaur while attempting to resurrect an Egyptian physician...
Tapejara wellnhoferi is a toothless tapejarid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous deposits of northeastern Brazil. Alexander Kellner named the species in 1989, and its fossils are distinguished by an unusually elaborate cranial crest that included both bony and soft-tissue structures. The crest is c...
Eudimorphodon ranzii was an early pterosaur from the Late Triassic of what is now northern Italy. Described in 1973, it had a long tail, a relatively small wingspan, and an unusual dentition that included several kinds of teeth, with many bearing multiple cusps. The animal is important to studies of...
Dimorphodon macronyx was a pterosaur from the Early Jurassic whose fossils were discovered in the Lyme Regis area of Dorset, England. William Buckland formally described it in 1829, making it one of the earliest pterosaurs studied by paleontologists. It had a disproportionately large skull with diff...
Anhanguera blittersdorffi is a species of toothed pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous Romualdo Formation of northeastern Brazil. Named in 1985, it is known from three-dimensionally preserved skull material and had expanded jaw tips forming a dental rosette suited to seizing slippery prey. It also po...
Tupuxuara leonardii is a toothless pterosaur species from the Early Cretaceous deposits of northeastern Brazil. Named in 1994, it belongs to the tapejarid-related group Thalassodromidae in many classifications and is distinguished by a large, rounded cranial crest. The crest was probably important f...
Small pterosaur from Late Jurassic Solnhofen deposits of Germany described in 1923, notable for its short, deep frog-like skull and presumed insectivorous lifestyle.
Large Cretaceous pterosaur from England known primarily from fragmentary jaw material, notable for historically inflated wingspan estimates and a long, complex taxonomic history.
