Anhanguera
Quick Anhanguera Facts:
- Lived during the Early Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now known as South America and Australia
- Was 12 times heavier than a Red-tailed Hawk
- Had 3 times the wingspan of a Crowned Eagle
- Was an Omnivore
Pteranodon
Quick Pteranodon Facts:
- Lived during the Late Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now known as North America
- Was 12 times heavier than a Red-tailed Hawk
- Had 3 times the wingspan of a Crowned Eagle
- Was a Piscivore and/or Carnivore
Quetzalcoatlus
Quick Quetzalcoatlus Facts:
- Lived during the Late Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now known as North America
- Was named after the mythic serpent god Quetzalcoatl
- Its wingspan was 3 times larger than an Andean Condor
- Weighed almost as much as a Panda Bear
Dimorphodon
Quick Dimorphodon Facts:
- Lived from the Middle Jurassic Period through the Late Jurassic Period
- Lived in what is now Europe and Central America
- Was about the size of a modern-day American Crow
- Weighed less than a liter of water
- Was a Piscivore or Insectivore
Pterodactylus
Quick Pterodactylus Facts:
- Lived during the Late Jurassic Period
- Lived in what is now Europe and Africa
- Was about the size of Common Buzzard
- Was a Piscivore or Insectivore
- Was the first Pterosaurus known to science
Tapejara
Quick Tapejara Facts:
- Lived from the Early Cretaceous Period through the Middle Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now South America
- Had the wingspan of a modern-day Albatross
- Weighed 4 times as much as an Albatross
- Presumed Piscivore but may have been Carnivorous
Hatzegopteryx
Quick Hatzegopteryx Facts:
- Lived during the Late Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now Europe
- Lived on Hatzeg Island
- Was over 3 times taller than a human male
- Had twice the wingspan of a modern Albatross
- Was a Carnivore
Rhamphorhynchus
Quick Rhamphorhynchus Facts:
- Lived during the Late Jurassic Period
- Lived in what is now Europe
- Was about the size of a Rock Pigeon
- Had a wingspan as big as a yard stick
- Grew slowly like a modern alligator
- Its favorite fish to eat was Aspidorhynchus
- Was a Piscivore
Ornithocheirus
Quick Ornithocheirus Facts:
- Lived during the Middle Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now Europe and South America
- Probably weighed as much as 3 eagles
- Had a wingspan 3 times greater than a Bald Eagle's wingspan
- Was a Piscivore
Alanqa
Quick Alanqa Facts:
- Lived during the Middle Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now Africa
- Had a wingspan 2.5 times the wingspan of a Bald Eagle
- Was 14 times heavier than a Bald Eagle
- Was a Carnivore
Tropeognathus
Quick Tropeognathus Facts:
- Lived from the Early Cretaceous Period through the Middle Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now South America
- Had a wingspan 3 times greater than a Bald Eagle's wingspan
- Was 7 times heavier than a Bald Eagle
- Was a Piscivore
Sordes
Quick Sordes Facts:
- Lived during the Late Jurassic Period
- Lived in what is now Asia
- Was the size of a pigeon
- Name means "devil"
- Ate Insects and Small Amphibians
Dsungaripterus
Quick Dsungaripterus Facts:
- Lived during the Early Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now Asia
- Had a winspan as wide as a car is long
- Weighed about as much as 3 cats
- Ate shellfish, fish, mollusks and carrion
Pterodaustro
Quick Pterodaustro Facts:
- Lived during the Early Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now South America
- Was about the size of a flamingo
- Lived on a diet of shrimp, plankton and small crustaceans
- May have had pink feathers
Nyctosaurus
Quick Nyctosaurus Facts:
- Lived during the Late Cretaceous Period
- Lived in what is now North and South America
- About the size of a Bald Eagle
- Had a wingspan about the length of a car
- Was a Piscivore
