Was this a real dinosaur????.... I can't find any info on it....
2007-03-11 09:47:53 · 5 answers · asked by Chris L 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Pterodactyl - it's spelt a bit differently.
They're usually called pterosaurs, there's some information about them in my sources. They weren't actually 'dinosaurs' as such, though - they were just flying reptiles.
2007-03-11 09:53:26 · answer #1 · answered by Neilos 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pterodactylus was the first pterosaur named and described. It wasn't a dinosaur, but a flying reptile evolved from a different group. It was small, about the size of a sparrow. Pterodactyl means "Wing Finger" in ancient Greek and refers to the novelity of the flight mechanism, which consists exclusively of a membrane supported by the fourth digit (ring finger) of the hand. The membrane itself could actively stretch and relax to better control flight. In relation to birds, bats and flying insects; pterosaurs rate number two on success and flight efficiency, after insects. Birds are after pterosaurs, then bats.
2007-03-13 04:16:10 · answer #2 · answered by jedisaurus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pterodactyl |ˌterəˈdaktəl| noun a pterosaur of the late Jurassic period, with a long slender head and neck and a very short tail. • Family Pterodactylidae, order Pterosauria: several genera, including Pterodactylus. • (in general use) any pterosaur. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from modern Latin Pterodactylus (genus name), from Greek pteron ‘wing’ + daktulos ‘finger.’
2007-03-11 09:58:46 · answer #3 · answered by chiq_gamer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's spelt Pteradactyl. It wasn't actually a dinosaur, but one of a number of flying reptiles.
2007-03-11 09:51:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz its spelled wrong....
pterodactyl.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterodactyls
2007-03-11 09:51:03 · answer #5 · answered by hanntastic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋