Pterosaurs

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Extinct flying reptiles
gptkbp:bodyCovering gptkb:Pycnofibers
gptkbp:braincase Relatively large
gptkbp:clade gptkb:Archosauria
gptkbp:class gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:closestLivingRelatives gptkb:Crocodilians
Birds
gptkbp:crest Some had head crests
gptkbp:diet Carnivorous
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Mary_Anning
gptkbp:eggColor Soft-shelled
gptkbp:extinct gptkb:Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event
End of Cretaceous
gptkbp:eyeColor Large, forward-facing
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Late_Triassic
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Cosimo_Alessandro_Collini
1784
gptkbp:flightNumber Capable of powered flight
gptkbp:fossilRange Late Triassic to end Cretaceous
gptkbp:habitat Coastal regions
Inland environments
gptkbp:hasWings Membranous wings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pterosaurs
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:largestWin gptkb:Quetzalcoatlus_northropi
gptkbp:majorGroups gptkb:Rhamphorhynchoidea
gptkb:Pterodactyloidea
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Quetzalcoatlus
gptkb:Pteranodon
gptkb:Anhanguera
gptkb:Dsungaripterus
gptkb:Rhamphorhynchus
gptkb:Tapejara
gptkb:Nyctosaurus
gptkb:Pterodaustro
gptkb:Dimorphodon
gptkbp:notableSite Worldwide
gptkbp:notDinosaurs True
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pterosauria
gptkbp:paleontologicalSignificance First vertebrates to evolve powered flight
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:range Wingspans from 25 cm to over 10 meters
gptkbp:reproduction Egg-laying
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
gptkbp:smallestKnown gptkb:Nemicolopterus
gptkbp:tailLength Some had long tails
Some had short tails
gptkbp:teeth Some had teeth
Some were toothless
gptkbp:wingSupport Elongated fourth finger
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Morrison_Formation
gptkb:Cretaceous_Period
gptkb:Europe_(fossil_record)
gptkb:dinosaur
gptkb:Jurassic_Park_franchise
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6