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xanderomeister

1 year ago

Nyctosaurus Was A Pterosaur From The Late Cretaceous US. Weird Critter Best Known For The Fancy Head

Nyctosaurus was a pterosaur from the late Cretaceous US. Weird critter best known for the fancy head crest, but it also deserves mention for being so adapted to aerial life that it decided to ditch its fingers.

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dinoofcoffeechaos

1 year ago

Nyctosaurus was a pterosaur from the late Cretaceous US. Weird critter best known for the fancy head crest, but it also deserves mention for being so adapted to aerial life that it decided to ditch its fingers.

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wrigglee

1 year ago

tag yourself, which freaky pterosaur are you?

Quetzalcoatlus northropi, from the Azhdarchidae family

Nyctosaurus gracilis, from the Nyctosauridae family

Balaenognathus maeuseri, from the Ctenochasmatidae family

Thalassodromeus sethi, from the Tapejaridae family

Eudimorphodon ranzii, from the Eudimorphodontae family

Boreopterus cuiae, from the Boreopteridae family

Campylognathoides zitteli, from the Campylognathoididae family

Dsungaripterus weii, from the Dsungaripteridae family

Ornithocheirus simus, from the Ornithocheiridae family

Cycnorhamphus suevicus, from the Gallodactylidae family

yeah i like these fucked up guys

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