Pterodactyl+3



http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/08/national/08fossil.html



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__** ·  Meaning: **__ **The word pterodactyl means “wing finger.”**
 * __ Pronunciation: __** **ter- u- Dak- til**

== ·   **__ When they were around: __**  The pterodactyl lived during the Mesozoic era. They became extinct in the cretaceous period. They lived 248 to 65 million years ago. ==

== ·  **__ Color: __**  The males are colorful to attract the females. ==

== ·  **__ Size: __ **The wing span for the pterodactyl us is 20 to 30 inches. The wing span for the Quetzalcoatl us is a few inches to 40 feet long. ==

== ·  **__ Food: __** They are carnivores- eat things like fish and different kinds of meat. They may have been scavengers as well. ==

== ·   **__ Group: __** They are in the ornithodira or “bird necks.” ==

== ·  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> **__ Eye sight: __** is above average so they can see their prey. ==

== ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> **__ Fossils: __** Have been found in America, Europe, Africa, and ==