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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For most of the past two centuries, scientists were aware of two major groups on the pterosaur evolutionary timeline.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
The pterosaur was crafted in the late 1980s by Floyd Easterman, chief taxidermist of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
The remaining fossils were part of a pterosaur that is new to science called Inabtanin alarabia.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
About 70 million years ago, several pterosaurs achieved the same feat, like those belonging to the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
The pterosaur was crafted in the late 1980s by Floyd Easterman, chief taxidermist of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
The remaining fossils were part of a pterosaur that is new to science called Inabtanin alarabia.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
About 70 million years ago, several pterosaurs achieved the same feat, like those belonging to the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Pterosaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pterosaur. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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pterosaur
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ptero·saur
ˈter-ə-ˌsȯ(ə)r
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