Pteranodon
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![]() Pteranodon sternbergi
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Pteranodon was a big pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous period. With its wings open it was up to 9 meters across. Pteranodon might have live much like and albatross, spending a lot of time over the ocean, looking for fish. It had no teeth in its long mouth, and it had a small pouch like a pelican at the back of its jaw. Pteranodon had a big crest at the back of its head. Pteranodon longiceps had a straight crest that went backwards, and Pteranodon sternbergi had a bigger, flatter crest that went upward.