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minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoPterodactyl is a pterosaur, not a dinosaur
minus-squarecertified_expert@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoTIL! Are there other animals in that category?
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoIf it has or recently (evolutionarily speaking) had wings, it’s a pterosaur; there are several that look close enough to pterodactyls that they get lumped together in media. ‘pterosaur’ is literally ‘winged lizard’
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoThat one that looks like a lizard with a giant sail on its back wasn’t a dinosaur either.
Pterodactyl is a pterosaur, not a dinosaur
TIL!
Are there other animals in that category?
If it has or recently (evolutionarily speaking) had wings, it’s a pterosaur; there are several that look close enough to pterodactyls that they get lumped together in media. ‘pterosaur’ is literally ‘winged lizard’
That one that looks like a lizard with a giant sail on its back wasn’t a dinosaur either.