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Definition of Pteranodons
1. pteranodon [n] - See also: pteranodon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pteranodons
Literary usage of Pteranodons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geology, Physical and Historical by Herdman Fitzgerald Cleland (1916)
"When not sailing in the air, pteranodons probably spent their time suspended ...
pteranodons lived upon fish, as is shown by the fishbones and scales found ..."
2. Journal by Liverpool Geological Association (1883)
"... and pteranodons, which Professor Seeley believes should be classed with the
birds. In the Tertiary beds of America we have a wonderful series of horses, ..."
3. The Leisure Hour edited by William Haig Miller, James Macaulay, William Stevens (1882)
"... jaws of these formidable pteranodons, awaiting description in the Yale cellars,
range from three up to six feet in length. But the wealth of Yale lies ..."
4. The Western Review of Science and Industry (1878)
"... Turtles; Dinosaurs; Mosasaurs ; Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs ; Crocodiles, Lizards,
etc.; Fossil Fishes ; Pterodactyls and pteranodons ; Cretaceous Birds ..."
5. The Monster-hunters by Francis William Rolt-Wheeler (1916)
"... what I mean if I say that you couldn't find a Pteranodon in this stratum
because all the pteranodons were dead before this layer of rocks was laid down. ..."
6. Transactions of the Annual Meetings of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science, Kansas Academy of Science Meeting (1906)
"In less than three weeks, 41 saurians, 117 fishes, and 6 pterodactyls (pteranodons)
were discovered, many of them in almost perfect condition, ..."
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