One of my Earlier drawings of Pteranodon Fishing
Pteranodon was a very successful pterosaur or flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs...that is the Mesozoic Era. The Mesozoic Era is divided into three periods. The first was the Triasssic Period...the second was the Jurassic Period...and the last was the Cretaceous Period. Ptreranodons were not the very largest Pterosaur, but they were perhaps the most successful Genus
and they were still pretty big. Their wingspan was 20 ft or 6 meters. They were toothless.... In fact the name "Pteranodon" means "winged" and "toothless". It's Greek: "Pteron"=wing and "anodon"=toothless. Pteranodons lived near water...probably mostly ocean. They ate fish. The name "Pteranodon" is a Genus name so that means there are two identified species of Pteranodon.
They have found over 1000 individual specimens of Pteranodon. So that large number of individuals getting fossilized indicates a very successful Genus.
Pteranodon over a Lambeosaurus
Pteranodon evading Tylosaurus
Pteranodon fishing over a Tylosaurus
The last of my new drawings is of a less striking pattern on a Pteranodon that is fishing in the ocean...Ok he or she is flying above the ocean but is about to grab that fish with its large toothless mouth or beak. The wing pattern is reminiscent of butterfly wing patterns. The Tylosaurus or Mosasaur is drawn in a more traditional way without a tail fluke. Notice the giant kelp that is flanking the Pteranodon. Kelp is very plant-like but it is actually in the Protista Family of living things.NOTE: These last three drawings are found at the BOTTOM of the "Free Printable Downloads" page of this blog. Click on the button at the top of this page and scroll down to the bottom.
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