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'''Pterosaurs''' (Greek "winged lizards") are an allegedly extinct order or [[apobaramin]] of flying [[reptile]]s. Their varied skull morphology likely allowed them to exploit numerous food sources. Pterosaurs can be divided into two separate clades or baramins: the pterodactyloids, which were toothless and often had head-crests, and the rhamphorhynchoids, which were typically smaller and had teeth.
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'''Pterosaurs''' (Greek "winged lizards") are an allegedly extinct order or [[apobaramin]] of flying [[reptile]]s. Pterosaurs can be divided into two separate [[cladistics | clades]] or baramins: the '''pterodactyloids''' -- which were toothless, had short tails, and often grew to great sizes -- and the '''rhamphorhynchoids''' -- which were typically smaller and had teeth and long tails<ref>[http://hoopermuseum.earthsci.carleton.ca/ptero/twogroups.htm The Two Pterosaur Groups: The Rhamphoryncoids and Pterodactyloids], Dr. Ken Hooper, 1998.</ref>. Their varied skull morphology likely allowed them to exploit numerous food sources.
    
==Evolutionary View==
 
==Evolutionary View==
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