Pterosaurs Over the Sea
MediumAges 5-8
Two Pteranodon gliding above wavy sea lines and clouds.
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Pteranodon Flying Coloring Page
A Pteranodon in flight with wide open wings and its long head crest, drawn against simple clouds.
Print it at home or in the classroom, colour it in, then read the Pteranodon facts underneath to find out more about the animal you have just drawn.
Learn While You Color
Built for flying
Its wings were skin stretched from an extremely long fourth finger to its body. Its bones were hollow and thin-walled, which kept it light. Large individuals had a wingspan of around six metres.
Pteranodon was not a dinosaur
Pteranodon was a pterosaur — a flying reptile. Pterosaurs were close relatives of dinosaurs, but they belong to their own group. Whenever you see a prehistoric animal flying on leathery wings, it is a pterosaur rather than a dinosaur.
Fun facts
- Pteranodon was a flying reptile, not a dinosaur.
- Its name means “wing without tooth” — it had no teeth at all.
- Big individuals had wings around six metres across.
- Its bones were hollow, which kept it light enough to fly.
- Most fossils come from rocks that were once a shallow sea.
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