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Pterosauria   Listen
noun
Pterosauria  n. pl.  (Paleon.) An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the pterodactyls; called also Pterodactyli, and Ornithosauria. Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported by the greatly enlarged outer or " little" fingers of the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no teeth. See Pteranodontia, and Pterodactyl.






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Words linked to "Pterosauria" :   family Pterodactylidae, subclass Archosauria, animal order, Archosauria, Pterodactylidae, pterosaur



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