#flying dinosaur

[emaadsidiki]

King of the Cretaceous skies ∼ Pteranodon

[nkp1981]

Delivering dinosaurs for exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science, 1984

[space-blue]

[i-am-worm]

Inktober 52 2024 - Week 23 - 'Dino'

So I have exaggerated the size of the wings but shhh...it looks cool

A Scansoriopterygidae! (or climbing wings). One of the few 'flying' dinosaurs. I love me some flying dinosaurs, but Pterosaurs (my favourites) are not actually classed as dinosaurs. Booo.

But in later life I learned of a dinosaur who had evolved a bat-like wing membrane despite also having feathers. While they probably glided over flying, it's still always fascinates me that we found a dinosaur that mimics those very early ideas of what flying dinosaurs looked like.

In other words-there was once a species that looked like little dragons. And that makes me happy. A gorgeous little creature that I hope we uncover more secrets of in the future.

[70sscifiart]

Brian Edwards’ cover art for Purnell's Book of Adventures in Space, 1980

[nemfrog]

"A giant flying reptile (Pteranodon longiceps) the largest known American fly with toothless skull and long, pointed beak."

General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History. 1939.

Internet Archive

[stank-bugg]

Thalassodromeus just chillin

[vensosaurus]