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title: Pterosaurs/Flying Reptiles
description: "Dalle origini del pianeta alle grandi estinzioni. Un viaggio attraverso 4 miliardi di anni di storia, dalle prime forme di vita dell'Adeano ai giganti del Mesozoico e oltre."
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## Species Profiles

![](https://noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/pterosaurs/anhanguera/anhanguera.webp)

### Anhanguera blittersdorffi

A Mid-Air Snare
When the shadow of this apex predator blocked the sun, a perfect trap snapped…

[In-depth details](https://noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=495:anhanguera&catid=76&lang=en-GB)

![](https://noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/pterosaurs/pteranodon/Pteranodon-longiceps-flies-over-the-sea.webp)

### Pteranodon

Darkened Skies: The Glider of Flesh and Bone
A wingspan of over seven meters. A body mass of just…

[In-depth details](https://noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=292:pteranodon&catid=76&lang=en-GB)

![](https://noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/pterosaurs/pterodactylus/pterodactylus-upper-cretaceous.webp)

### Pterodactylus

Forget the cinematic monsters covered in scaly leather. The anatomy of Pterodactylus reveals an…

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![](https://noidinosauri.it/images/encyclopedia/pterosaurs/quetzalcoatlus/quetzalcoatlus-flies-over-the-plains-of-the-late-cretaceous.webp)

### Quetzalcoatlus

The anatomy of Quetzalcoatlus was relentlessly optimized to support an immense body with the…

[In-depth details](https://noidinosauri.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=281:quetzalcoatlus&catid=76&lang=en-GB)