Pteranodon

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Pteranodon. They lived during the late Cretaceous geological period of North America in present-day Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota.

Lived: 89.8 million years ago - 70.6 million years ago (Coniacian - Campanian)

Scientific name: Pteranodon (Winged and toothless)

Family: †Pteranodontidae

Fossils: YPM 2594, YPM 1177, AMNH 1572, SMM 2851, AMNH 1571

Wingspan: Male: 18 ft. (Adult), Female: 12 ft. (Adult)

Did you know: Pteranodon is frequently featured in dinosaur books and is strongly associated with dinosaurs by the general public.

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