I'm writing a story where a child is looking for a "bird," not a penguin, not a flamingo, but ultimately, it turns out, he is looking for a pteranodan. Can I lump it into the "bird" category?
2007-04-03 16:28:54 · 5 answers · asked by Marcia B 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Scientifically no, Pteranodons were reptiles. If this is a childrens' book you probably could get away with it, but they were not birds.
2007-04-03 17:27:27 · answer #1 · answered by The Amazing Dr. Jabroogenheimer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. All birds have feathers. A closer match would be the ancient bird/reptile-things known as Archaeopteryx or Hesperornis. (Also extinct.)
2007-04-05 17:13:05 · answer #2 · answered by harpy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely not a bird. However, since dinosaurs are thought to have evolved into birds, you could probably get away with it.
And it's not a reptile. Dinosaurs are not reptiles.
2007-04-03 23:33:48 · answer #3 · answered by CornellAdamO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Nope, it's a reptile. http://www.answers.com/topic/pteranodon
2007-04-03 23:33:47 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
of course its a children's story not a zoology report
i read that some people think some dinosaurs had feathers
2007-04-03 23:44:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋