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Pteranodon (Greek for "toothless wing"), from the Late Cretaceous of North America (Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota) was one of the largest pterosaurs, with a wingspan of up to 7.5 m (25 feet). Unlike earlier pterosaurs such as Rhamphorhynchus and Pterodactylus, Pteranodon had a toothless beak, like a bird.

The diet of pteranodons is known to have included fish -- fossilized fish bones have been found in the stomach of a pteranodon. The size of pterandon wingspan suggests that they would have flown rather like modern-day albatrosses, gliding by navigating through thermals.

Pteranodon was notable for its skull crest. These may have been used as mating displays, or it might have acted as a rudder, or perhaps both. It has been suggested that males of the species bore larger crests, but with fossil animals it is often difficult to tell whether differences in crest shape reflect different sexes or different species.

A number of species of Pteranodon have been named, including Pteranodon ingens, P. longiceps, and P. sternbergi.

Category:Jurassic Park species Category:Pterosaurs Category:Cretaceous animals

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