About The Word Pterosauria
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Pterosauria
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What's The Definition Of Pterosauria?
[n] extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pterosauria: order Pterosauria Related Terms | Find terms related to Pterosauria: See Also | animal order | Archosauria | family Pterodactylidae | flying reptile | Pterodactylidae | pterosaur | subclass Archosauria Pterosauria In Webster's Dictionary \Pter`o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (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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