Product Description
Our Pteranodon Skeleton Model This realistic-looking pteranodon skeleton model is made of strong plastic and is sturdy when assembled. It is 9 1/4 inches long and 9 inches wide. There are about 11 separate pieces, some large, with easy to follow assembly instructions and a diagram. The bones look weathered and connect with one another through pegs or joint sockets. Although most pieces hold together well, it may help to use a little super glue. This miniature pteranodon skeleton replica makes a nice display, a gift, or toy for children or adults and could work well for school show-and-tell or as a school science project. My friend Francisca suggested they would make excellent mobiles for the room of any child who loves dinosaurs and fossils. Check out our other dinosaur toys and gifts as well as our skeletons, skulls, 3-D puzzles, and prehistoric life categories.
"Pteranodon" means "winged and toothless." These flying reptiles or dinosaurs (there is still controversy about what they should be called) were closely related to dinosaurs, but according to some scientists, were technically not included in the same group. They lived during the late Cretaceous Period - one of the great ages of dinosaurs. Pteranodon stood about 6 feet tall (and some scientists believe they did stand upright), and had a wingspan of 25 to 33 feet - longer than any known bird. They had short tails, as you can see on our plastic pteranodon skeleton replica. Most pteranodon fossils have been found in Kansas and in England. Pteranodons fed primarily on fish, and may have scooped them out of the water the way a modern-day pelican feeds. Sorry there is no soundtrack here, but check out what these amazing creatures must have looked like in flight! Notice that 20-plus-foot wingspan. Amazing! You would not want this vicious predator on your tail! The next video has less about pteranodon, but it shows an interesting animation of one of its pterosaur relatives, Quetzalcoatlus, walking. It's surprising how these monsters actually moved around. You may want to skip to 1:30 minutes into the video. Here's a link to some pterosaur science and an interesting video about the wings of a newly-discovered fossil.
