Pteranodon
Pteranodon longiceps
ok. 6 mAdult individual · rekonstrukcja
wingspan
wingspan
między końcami rozłożonych skrzydełMeasurement: front · approximate side view
- Mass · szacunek
- No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Pteranodon — size comparison
Pteranodon lived above a Late Cretaceous sea covering part of what is now North America. It was a pterosaur, neither a dinosaur nor a bird. Gut contents in some
Silhouette comparison
Wingspan
między końcami rozłożonych skrzydełReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates
WingspanScale in m
0246
approx. 6 m
The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.
Pteranodon — size comparison — facts and sources
Pteranodon lived above a Late Cretaceous sea covering part of what is now North America. It was a pterosaur, neither a dinosaur nor a bird. Gut contents in some fossil individuals provide evidence of fish consumption. They do not, however, establish whether every meal was taken at the water's surface, by diving or in some other way.
Differences between specimens may reflect age, sex or species. Flight reconstructions draw on bone studies and biomechanics; comparisons with modern seabirds are useful models, but not direct observations of behaviour.