Discovering Pterosaurs

Discovering Pterosaurs — page 1 — Pterosaurs lived with dinosaurs but they aren’t dinosaurs themselves 4 LOADING LOADING LOADING

Discovering Pterosaurs — page 2 — Meet the Pterosaurs Pterosaurs circled the sky 225 million years ago They were flying reptiles not dinosaurs They had unusual crests on their heads Pterosaurs were all sorts of sizes Some were smaller than a bat Others had a wingspan of 40 feet 12 m That is the size of a fighter jet PTERANODON 20 FT 6 M HUMAN 6 FT 1.8 M 5 LOADING LOADING LOADING

Discovering Pterosaurs — page 3 — There were many types of pterosaurs They lived in all parts of the world They appeared shortly after the first dinosaurs They lived for millions of years Then a huge meteorite hit the Earth This was about 65 million years ago These winged reptiles became extinct Pterosaurs flew above dinosaurs for millions of years Pterosaurs and dinosaurs all die out 65 MILLION YEARS AGO 6 LOADING LOADING

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