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The first Pterodactyl fossil was identified by Italian scientist Cosimo Alessandro Collini in 1784. It was also the first pterosaur specimen to have been found.

Pterodactylus, like other pterosaurs, was capable of ‘flapping flight’. This means that it could power itself through the air by flapping its wings – just like (most) modern birds. This ability set it apart from earlier winged reptiles that could only glide. Pterosaurs Coming to London to Celebrate 350 Years of the Royal Society". Everything Dinosaur. June 22, 2010 . Retrieved August 20, 2020.

But though pterosaurs lived among dinosaurs—and certainly looked like dinosaurs to the untrained eye—the two groups are not the same. (Don’t be fooled, though: it’s not the wings that set them apart. Dinosaurs have some airborne descendants of their own.)

Pterodactyloids, including Pterodactylus, evolved from the Rhamphorhynchoids and appeared in the late Jurassic Period, around 60 million years later. As if that isn’t complicated enough, the word ‘pterodactyl’ is also used to describe any member of Pterodactyloidea. The distinct year classes of Pterodactylus antiquus specimens show that this species, like the contemporary Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, likely bred seasonally and grew consistently during its lifetime. A new generation of 1st year class P. antiquus would have been produced seasonally, and reached 2nd-year size by the time the next generation hatched, creating distinct 'clumps' of similarly-sized and aged individuals in the fossil record. The smallest size class probably consisted of individuals that had just begun to fly and were less than one year old. [23] [27] The second year class represents individuals one to two years old, and the rare third year class is composed of specimens over two years old. This growth pattern is similar to modern crocodilians, rather than the rapid growth of modern birds. [23] Daily activity patterns [ edit ] a b Lambers, Paul H. (1999). "The actinopterygian fish fauna of the Late Kimmeridgian and Early Tithonian 'Plattenkalke' near Solnhofen (Bavaria, Germany): state of the art". Geologie en Mijnbouw. 78 (2): 215–229. doi: 10.1023/A:1003855831015. hdl: 1874/420683. S2CID 127676896. Table 1: List of actinopterygians from the Solnhofen lithographic limestone – Halecomorphi; 'Amiidae' and 'Ophiopsidae'" (p. 216) Imagine that your fourth fingers were as long as you are tall, and that you had wings that stretched from the ends of these fingers to your legs! That’s how pterodactyls were built! What Did Pterodactylus Look Like?In its initial appearance on Isla Sorna, the Pteranodon was observed flying above various dinosaurs without displaying any signs of aggression or engaging in conflicts. One individual of the species was observed choosing to land on a tree branch, while the others continued to fly away from the area. It was once thought that there were many different species of Pterodactylus. Today, however, scientists think that only one species of Pterodactylus has been found, the Pterodactylus antiquus. a b Lawson, Douglas A. (1975). "Pterosaur from the Latest Cretaceous of West Texas: Discovery of the largest flying creature". Reports. Science. 187 (4180): 947–948. Bibcode: 1975Sci...187..947L. doi: 10.1126/science.187.4180.947. PMID 17745279. S2CID 46396417. Pterodactylus lived around 150.8–148.5 million years ago, in the Late Jurassic epoch. (The Late Jurassic was the third epoch of the Jurassic Period.)

Buffetaut, E.; Grigorescu, D.; Csiki, Z. (2002). "A new giant pterosaur with a robust skull from the latest Cretaceous of Romania" (PDF). Naturwissenschaften. 89 (4): 180–184. Bibcode: 2002NW.....89..180B. doi: 10.1007/s00114-002-0307-1. PMID 12061403. S2CID 15423666. Over 30 pterodactylus fossils have now been found. Many of these are complete specimens, although a complete adult specimen has still to be found. a b c d Unwin, D. M. (2003). "On the phylogeny and evolutionary history of pterosaurs". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 217 (1): 139–190. Bibcode: 2003GSLSP.217..139U. doi: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.217.01.11. S2CID 86710955. A humorous incident once occurred at Jurassic World when a Pteranodon stole a man's hat. [8] Isla Nublar Incident (2015) [ ]

Some of the confusion arose after different-sized Pterodactylus fossils were found. It was originally thought that these were from different species. Today, however, scientists think that they are all Pterodactylus antiquus, but that some are juveniles (young), whereas others are older. This accounts for the differences in size. Wellnhofer, Peter (1970). Die Pterodactyloidea (Pterosauria) der Oberjura-Plattenkalke Süddeutschlands (PDF). Vol.141. Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Wissenschaftlichen Klasse, Abhandlungen. p.133.

Hoffstetter, R. (1966). "A propos des genres Ardeosaurus et Eichstaettisaurus (Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonoidea) du Jurassique Supèrieur de Franconie"[On the genera Ardeosaurus and Eichstaettisaurus (Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonoidea) from the Upper Jurassic of France]. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. 8 (4): 592–595. doi: 10.2113/gssgfbull.S7-VIII.4.592. Bennett, S.C. (2007). "A review of the pterosaur Ctenochasma: taxonomy and ontogeny". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen. 245 (1): 23–31. doi: 10.1127/0077-7749/2007/0245-0023. Cope, E. D. (1875). "The Vertebrata of the Cretaceous formations of the West". Report, U. S. Geological Survey of the Territories (Hayden). 2: 302 pp., 57 pls. a b Vidovic, S. U.; Martill, D. M. (2014). " Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer, 1860 (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Upper Jurassic of Bavaria, Germany: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny". PLOS ONE. 9 (10): e110646. Bibcode: 2014PLoSO...9k0646V. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110646. PMC 4206445. PMID 25337830. Young, Mark T.; Brusatte, Stephen L.; de Andrade, Marco Brandalise; Desojo, Julia B.; Beatty, Brian L.; Steel, Lorna; Fernández, Marta S.; Sakamoto, Manabu; Ruiz-Omeñaca, Jose Ignacio; Schoch, Rainer R. (September 18, 2012). Butler, Richard J. (ed.). "The Cranial Osteology and Feeding Ecology of the Metriorhynchid Crocodylomorph Genera Dakosaurus and Plesiosuchus from the Late Jurassic of Europe". PLOS ONE. 7 (9): e44985. Bibcode: 2012PLoSO...744985Y. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044985. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3445579. PMID 23028723.After escaping the Pteranodons displayed aggressive behavior towards humans when they reached Main Street. They would seize individuals, attempting to carry them through the air, but often dropped them if they were too heavy. For instance, there was an incident where a Pteranodon tried to lift a juvenile triceratops but was unable to due to the weight. One specific case involved Zira, who was initially captured by a Pteranodon but was dropped, only to be caught by another flying reptile. Unfortunately, both Zira and the other prey ended up being dropped into a lagoon, where they were subsequently consumed by the mosasaurus. As a result of this encounter, other Pteranodons seemed to avoid getting involved in the situation. Lehman, Thomas M.; Mcdowell, Fred W.; Connelly, James N. (2006). "First isotopic (U-Pb) age for the Late Cretaceous Alamosaurus vertebrate fauna of West Texas, and its significance as a link between two faunal provinces". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 26 (4): 922–928. doi: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[922:FIUAFT]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 130280606.