"Walk This Way"
Scientists differ on their views of how Pteranodon, a large flying reptile, moved on land. Did it use only its hind feet, or did it walk on all-fours?
Pteranodon stenbergi
(teh RAN uh don)
Description: Flying Reptile
Specimen Location: Niobrara Chalk of Northwestern Kansas
Name Means: "winged and toothless"
Pteranodon was a large flying reptile belonging to the group of animals called Archosaurs, which also included crocodiles and dinosaurs. Although Pteranodon was NOT a dinosaur, it was more closely related to dinosaurs than the other reptiles in this exhibit.
Original: Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa
Discoverer: Michael Triebold
Sculptor: David Peters
Maker of Model: John Fischer
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