pterosaur
noun
ptero·saur
ˈter-ə-ˌsȯr 
: any of an order (Pterosauria) of extinct flying reptiles existing from the Late Triassic throughout the Jurassic and most of the Cretaceous and having a featherless wing membrane extending from the side of the body along the arm to the end of the greatly elongated fourth digit
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The bone was enough to identify the pterosaur as belonging to the Azhdarchidae group, the same group as Quetzalcoatlus.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Instead, Smyth believes the Lucky pterosaurs and other juvenile Pterodactylus antiquus specimens lived on the landmasses near the lagoons.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
At other sites, adult pterosaur fossils are more common, Unwin says.
—Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2025
Two baby pterosaurs that died 150 million years ago have helped scientists uncover the prehistoric event that claimed their lives and shaped their preservation.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Instead, Smyth believes the Lucky pterosaurs and other juvenile Pterodactylus antiquus specimens lived on the landmasses near the lagoons.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
At other sites, adult pterosaur fossils are more common, Unwin says.
—Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2025
Two baby pterosaurs that died 150 million years ago have helped scientists uncover the prehistoric event that claimed their lives and shaped their preservation.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Pterosaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pterosaur. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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pterosaur
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ptero·saur
ˈter-ə-ˌsȯ(ə)r
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