Pteranodon

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Pteranodon
Fossil range: Mid-Late Cretaceous
Pteranodon longiceps
Pteranodon longiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Superfamily: Ornithocheiroidea
Family: Pteranodontidae
Genus: Pteranodon
Marsh, 1876
Species
  • P. longiceps (type)
  • P. sternbergi

Pteranodon was a pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous period. It had wingspans up to 6 meters. It was a relative of the pterosaur Pterodaustro.

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