Pteranodon Series II

PTERANODON "Toothlesswing" Data of model: Length: 21 cm Dig-it-up - fossil model Width: 16,5 cm Pteranodon Weigth: 1 kg Tools for excavation are included Knowledge about Pteranodon Classification:Order PterosauriaSuborder PterodactyloideaFamily Ornithocheiridae Diet: Fishes, plankton Time:Cretaceous Period Size:Wingspan 7 mWeight 17 kilograms One of the longest-winged pterosaurs known, Pteranodon was most probably a glider. Its short, tailless body was relatively heavy, at about 17 kg and would have been highly maneuverable in the air (like modern, short-tailed fighter jet), and it probably relied on rising, hot-air currents to keep it aloft in soaring flight over the ocean.The function of the great crest on the back of Pteranodons head, often as long as the skull itself, its unknown. It could have been an aid for flight, perhaps acting as a stabilizer. It may have been used to steer or break, or it could simply have acted as an aerodynamic counterbalance to the heavy, elongated head.The jaws were unusual for a pterosaur in being devoid of teeth. It is likely that Pteranodon fed like a modern pelican, scooping up fish in its jaws and swallowing them whole.