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Pteranodon
  • Name Meaning: “Toothless wing”
  • Habitat: North America, Europe
  • Length: 18 ft6m
  • Weight: 70 lbs30 kg
  • Stance: Quadruped/Winged
  • Diet: Primarily fish
  • Age: Late Cretaceous

The Pteranodon is our Jurassic World’s biggest pterosaur, or flying reptile. With a wider wingspan than any known bird, it’s primarily a fish eater, though Pteranodon is very aggressive.

Fossil imagery courtesy of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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Pteranodon have three clawed fingers on each hand, and four clawed toes on each foot.

Size Chart

Tyrannosaurus rex 40′ long × 16′ tall12m long × 5m tall Apatosaurus 75′ long × 15′ tall23m long × 5m tall Suchomimus 35′ long × 14′ tall11m long × 4m tall Triceratops 30′ long × 10′ tall9m long × 3m tall Edmontosaurus 35′ long × 10′ tall11m long × 3m tall Gallimimus 26′ long × 9′ tall8m long × 3m tall Stegosaurus 30′ long × 9′ tall9m long × 3m tall Parasaurolophus 40′ long × 9′ tall12m long × 3m tall Baryonyx 30′ long × 8′ tall9m long × 3m tall Metriacanthosaurus 26′ long × 6′ tall8m long × 2m tall Ankylosaurus 30′ long × 6′ tall10m long × 2m tall Velociraptor 15′ long × 6′ tall5m long × 2m tall Pachycephalosaurus 16′ long × 6′ tall5m long × 2m tall Microceratus 2.5′ long × 1′ tall1m long × 0.3m tall Mosasaurus 60′ long 18m long Pteranodon 18′ long6m long Dimorphodon 8′ long3m long Tyrannosaurus rex 40′ long × 16′ tall12m long × 5m tall Apatosaurus 75′ long × 15′ tall23m long × 5m tall Suchomimus 35′ long × 14′ tall11m long × 4m tall Triceratops 30′ long × 10′ tall9m long × 3m tall Edmontosaurus 35′ long × 10′ tall11m long × 3m tall Gallimimus 26′ long × 9′ tall8m long × 3m tall Stegosaurus 30′ long × 9′ tall9m long × 3m tall Parasaurolophus 40′ long × 9′ tall12m long × 3m tall Baryonyx 30′ long × 8′ tall9m long × 3m tall Metriacanthosaurus 26′ long × 6′ tall8m long × 2m tall Ankylosaurus 30′ long × 6′ tall10m long × 2m tall Velociraptor 15′ long × 6′ tall5m long × 2m tall Pachycephalosaurus 16′ long × 6′ tall5m long × 2m tall Microceratus 2.5′ long × 1′ tall1m long × 0.3m tall Mosasaurus 60′ long 18m long Pteranodon 18′ long6m long Dimorphodon 8′ long3m long
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