Pteranodon

Pteranodon longiceps

While technically a pterosaur rather than a dinosaur, Pteranodon is often grouped with dinosaurs in popular culture. It had a wingspan of up to 7 meters and a distinctive cranial crest. It soared over the Western Interior Seaway.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Human Scale
लंबाई	1.8 m	about the size of a human adult
Height	0.6 m	—
वजन	25 kg	lighter than a human adult

Diet & Feeding

Piscivore

Pteranodon was a fish-eating dinosaur. Piscivores typically lived near water sources and had specialized adaptations such as elongated snouts and conical teeth for catching fish.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Pteranodon lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.

Discovery & Naming

नामकर्ता	Othniel Charles Marsh
खोज वर्ष	1876
खोज स्थान	Smoky Hill Chalk, Kansas, USA

वर्गीकरण

Dinosauria → Saurischia → Theropoda → Pteranodon

Beast feet

Bipedal, mostly carnivorous dinosaurs that include the largest land predators ever to live. Theropods gave rise to modern birds. Ranges from tiny Compsognathus to massive Tyrannosaurus rex.

Size Comparison

At 1.8 meters long and 25.0 kg, Pteranodon was about the size of a human adult and lighter than a human adult.

Other dinosaurs from the same period:

Abelisaurus comahuensis Adasaurus mongoliensis Adynomosaurus arcanus Byronosaurus Byronosaurus jaffei Caenagnathasia

Quick Facts

वर्गीकरण	Theropoda
भूवैज्ञानिक युग	Cretaceous Late
आहार	Piscivore
आकार	1.8m long, 0.6m tall, 25.0kg