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Pteranodon (/ t ə ˈ r æ n ə d ɒ n /; from Ancient Greek: πτερόν, romanized: pteron ' wing ' and ἀνόδων, anodon ' toothless ') [2] [better source needed] is a genus of pterosaur that included some of the largest known flying reptiles, with P. longiceps having a wingspan of over 6 m (20 ft).
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A later study suggested that while smaller-bodied pterosaurs were most likely superprecocial or precocial, owing to the consistent or decreasing wing aspect ratio during growth, certain large-bodied pterosaurs, such as Pteranodon showed possible evidence of their young being altricial, due to the fast rate the limb bones closest to the body ...
Skeleton of a mounted Pteranodon, showing the notarium between the shoulder blades Notarium or os dorsale is a bone consisting of the fused vertebra of the shoulder in birds and some pterosaurs . The structure helps brace the chest against the forces generated by the wings.
Largest known Triceratops skeleton; 60% complete with a skull that is 75% complete. [18] [19] Sold for €6.6 million (US$7.7 million) on 21 October 2021 [19] [20] Bill BDM Badlands Dinosaur Museum: Triceratops: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian, 68-66 million years ago) Hell Creek Formation, MT Billy BHI 4772 Black Hills Institute of Geological ...
Pteranodon sternbergi is an extinct species of the pteranodontid pterodactyloid pterosaur genus Pteranodon from the Late Cretaceous geological period of North America. P. sternbergi was among the largest pterosaurs, with a wingspan of up to 6 metres (20 ft) in males.
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a ...
Following its debut standalone appearance, Rodan went on to be featured in numerous entries in the Godzilla franchise, including Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964), Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965), Destroy All Monsters (1968), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993), and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), as well as in the Legendary Pictures ...