#Flying Reptiles

[nemfrog]

Dimorphodon macronyx. Dragons of the air : an account of extinct flying reptiles. 1901.

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[a-dinosaur-a-day]

I know pterodactyls are technically not dinosaurs, nor are they a species. What's the difference between pterosaurs and pteranodons?

(Does people calling them pterodactyl bother you at all?)

Pterosauria: the large category that contains all "pterodactyls". doesn't contain all flying reptiles thanks to, well, dinosaurs, but all flying reptiles that AREN'T dinosaurs are in this group (iirc). Can be referred to as Pterosaurs

Pterodactyloidea: the vast majority of pterosaurs, which can all be called "pterodactyls". usually have short tails, as opposed to long tailed pterosaurs outside of this group. Includes Pteranodon.

Pterodactylus: the original Pterodactyl, this pterosaur was discovered early and given this name. Even if you don't call other pterosaurs pterodactyls, you can call this one that, because it's literally its name

Pteranodon: a specific genus of derived pterosaur, so within pterodactyloidea (in fact, its in the sub group Eupterodactyloidea)

people calling them pterodactyls only bothers me a little bit, because by all accounts, the name of the group should have been "Pterodactylia" to begin with. the fact that it's pterosauria is extremely annoying for scicomm because it really didn't have to be

[kingcheezits]

[mrtechnodads-updates-deactived]

dadjoke incomingggg!!!

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[communiquesfromm]

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Jurassic World Advent Calendar Day 6!

[chaisgaloree]

YOINK! Origamis your Quetzalcoatlus in front of your eyes and walks away, not explaining a thing

[herpsandbirds]

Green-winged Flying Lizards (𝐷𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑜 𝑐𝑦𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑢𝑠), males displaying to each other, family Agamidae, Philippines

photograph by Benjie Jiao

[feather-bone]

[ID: an illustration of a green lizard with an orange dewlap and orange and purple spotted “wings” behind its arms. It faces to the left on a dappled orange background with spiky pink flowers. End.]

Thai flying dragon, a member of the Draco genus of lizards. Their wings are modified ribs with membranes which allow it to glide from tree to tree!!

[lamneus]

fat bird

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[antiqueanimals]

Common flying dragon (Draco volans) ; Oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor)

Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. Written by Hans Hvass. Illustrated by Wilhelm Eigener. Originally published in 1958.

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[toacody]

THIS IS A DRAGON!!!!

Yes I can see that. Why are you yelling?

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Creator: LegoMetal44

[snototter]

Kuhl’s flying gecko (Gekko kuhli) in Perak, Malaysia

by Bernard Dupont

[gingericywolf]

Venice natural history museum

Flying reptiles and more dinosaurs

Pt 5

[acrosaurotaurus]

Flying Gator from the How To Train Your Dragon books.

Drawn in pencil, colored digitally.

[ash-arts-a-thing]

[herpsandbirds]

Banded Flying Snake (Chrysopelea pelias), family Colubridae, Sarakak, Borneo

photograph by Eddy Even