pteranodon

Classification: Reptile, pterosauria

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Body length: 6 m

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Body weight: 60 kg

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Epoch: Late Cretaceous

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Locations: North America

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Hollow-boned pteranodon was light, had a small body and no tail. It might have had fur. Its brain was large and it had a good vision.

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Although with no teeth, pteranodon was a predator. It used to feed on fish, caught from the surface of the water, also molluscs, crabs, insects and dead animals, found on the shore.

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It most likely used to feed like a modern-day pelican by scooping-up fish from the water and swallowing it whole. Pteranodon could flap and fly, covering large distances using their huge and light wings.