Flying Creatures Chapter 8

the preserved remains of a creature that was once alive

the study of fossils

group of extinct flying reptile-like animals

when a scientists evaluates another scientist's work

a short-tailed pterosaur with a long neck and long beak

a long-tailed pterosaur with large beaks and sometimes odd looking teeth

large pterodactyloid with up to 25 ft wing span

largest known pterodactyloid, named after a false Aztec god

a specific pterodactyloid with wingspan of about 2.5 feet and no head crest

stretchy fibers that reinforced skin of pterosaur wings

region of pterosaur brain used for balance