Pteranodon: The Giant Soaring Reptile

What if I told you there was a flying reptile so huge… its wings were wider than a CAR?”

Meet Pteranodon, the soaring master of the Late Cretaceous skies! Pteranodon wasn’t

a dinosaur — it was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived about 85 million years

ago. With wings that could stretch up to 7 metres wide, it was one of the

largest flying animals to ever exist. It had a long, toothless beak perfect for catching fish,

and a giant head crest that acted like a built-in rudder, helping it steer

as it glided over oceans and coastlines. Pteranodon hardly ever flapped its wings.

Instead, it used rising air currents to glide for long distances, saving energy while