The story for kids
This is Pteranodon. With its wings open, it was wider than three grown-ups lying side by side. It had no teeth. It flew over the sea, caught fish out of the water with its long beak, and swallowed them whole, like a pelican. Look, it flaps its wings, then glides through the air for a long time, like a soaring eagle.
Facts
- It was not a dinosaur but a flying reptile – a cousin of the dinosaurs.
- Its wings were made of skin stretched along one very long finger.
- It had no teeth; it caught fish from the sea, like a pelican.
- It had a long, pointed crest on its head.
Numbers
- Wingspan
- ~6–7 m
- Weight
- ~20–40 kg
- Food
- Fish