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Pteranodon sternbergii Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Pteranodon sternbergi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Order: | Pterosauria |
Suborder: | Pterodactyloidea |
Superfamily: | Ornithocheiroidea |
Family: | Pteranodontidae |
Genus: | Pteranodon |
Species: | P. sternbergi |
Pteranodon sternbergi is a species of Pteranodon, a pteranodontid pterosaur. It lived in the middle-late Cretaceous, about 85 million years ago, in North America. It lived on fish, and was among the largest of the flying reptiles, having a Template:Unit length wingspan.
Sources
- Wellnhofer, Peter (1996) . The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs. New York: Barnes and Noble Books. p. 139. ISBN 0-7607-0154-7.
- Beyond the Dinosaurs! by Howard Zimmerman, ISBN 0-689-84113-2.
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