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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Intriguingly, if not mysteriously, the Solnhofen Limestones of southern Germany only hold young pterosaur fossils.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Recently, the zoo introduced a Dinosaur Safari with life-size animatronic dinosaurs and pterosaurs.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
There was a pterosaur found preserved in its stomach and there were iguanodon remains found in the maw of a Baryonyx, another large carnivore belonging to the same lineage as the Spinosaurus.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
We’re stuck with it, though, so might as well go with the pterosaur flow.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Recently, the zoo introduced a Dinosaur Safari with life-size animatronic dinosaurs and pterosaurs.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
There was a pterosaur found preserved in its stomach and there were iguanodon remains found in the maw of a Baryonyx, another large carnivore belonging to the same lineage as the Spinosaurus.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
We’re stuck with it, though, so might as well go with the pterosaur flow.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Pterosaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pterosaur. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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pterosaur
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ptero·saur
ˈter-ə-ˌsȯ(ə)r
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