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'''Pterosaurs''' (Greek "winged lizards") are an extinct order of flying [[reptile]]s. Their varied skull morphology likely allowed them to exploit numerous food sources. | '''Pterosaurs''' (Greek "winged lizards") are an extinct order of flying [[reptile]]s. Their varied skull morphology likely allowed them to exploit numerous food sources. | ||
| − | + | Extensive fossil evidence indicates that that they lived throughout the [[Mesozoic Era]], and that they were the first [[vertebrates]] to achieve powered flight. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 11:02, May 9, 2008
Pterosaurs (Greek "winged lizards") are an extinct order of flying reptiles. Their varied skull morphology likely allowed them to exploit numerous food sources.
Extensive fossil evidence indicates that that they lived throughout the Mesozoic Era, and that they were the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight.
References
- Introduction to the Pterosauria. Accessed 13 May 2007.