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* Portraying pterosaurs as [[AllFlyersAreBirds birds or the ancestors of birds]] -- while pterosaurs did fly, the actual ancestors of birds were true dinosaurs--more specifically, the maniraptor dinosaurs. Also, pterosaurs will often be shown to take good care of their eggs in the same way as birds, even teaching their young how to fly. But then it was suggested that they more likely simply laid their eggs and were done with that, like a modern lizard (there ''is'' a theory that larger pterosaurs would protect their eggs while they were incubating and then dig them out of where they were buried, but even then it was believed that they'd leave the minute the eggs hatched), since fossils of baby pterosaurs show they were capable of flight from birth. However, this idea is also controversial, as today's archosaurs practice parental care and even the ones that are active from hatching, like ostriches and crocodiles, still had their parents looking after them.
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* Portraying pterosaurs as [[AllFlyersAreBirds birds or the ancestors of birds]] -- while pterosaurs did fly, the actual ancestors of birds were true dinosaurs--more specifically, the maniraptor dinosaurs. Also, pterosaurs will often be shown to take good care of their eggs in the same way as birds, even teaching their young how to fly. But then it was suggested that they more likely simply laid their eggs and were done with that, like a modern lizard (there ''is'' a theory that larger pterosaurs would protect their eggs while they were incubating and then dig them out of where they were buried, but even then it was believed that they'd leave the minute the eggs hatched), since fossils of baby pterosaurs show they were capable of flight from birth. However, this idea is also controversial, as today's archosaurs practice parental care and even the ones that are active from hatching, like ostriches and crocodiles, still had their parents looking after them. It would be logical that pterosaurs stayed with their young after they hatched, if only to offer them protection and guide them to food.
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* Portraying pterosaurs as [[AllFlyersAreBirds birds or the ancestors of birds]] -- while pterosaurs did fly, the actual ancestors of birds were true dinosaurs--more specifically, the maniraptor dinosaurs. Also, pterosaurs will often be shown to take good care of their eggs in the same way as birds, even teaching their young how to fly. However, it was believed they more likely simply laid their eggs and were done with that, like a modern lizard (there ''is'' a theory that larger pterosaurs would protect their eggs while they were incubating and then dig them out of where they were buried, but even then it's believed that they'd leave the minute the eggs hatched), since fossils of baby pterosaurs show they were capable of flight from birth. However, this idea is also controversial, as archosaurs usually practice parental care and even the ones that are active from hatching, like ostriches and crocodiles, still had their parents looking after them.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodDinosaur'': The "Pterodactyls" are quite the hodgepodge of stereotypes, although they receive some credit for averting [[StockDinosaurs Stock Pterosaurs]]. The main one, Thunderclap, looks like a ''Nyctosaurus'' but he's too big, has grasping talons, a too-small crest, [[ToothyBird teeth]], wing claws (which wouldn't be a problem if it was any other type of pterosaur, but ''Nyctosaurus'' is the only known pterosaur that ''lacked'' any wing claws), is extremely scrawny and is a vicious predator as opposed to the fish-eater that ''Nyctosaurus'' was in real life. The other pterosaurs appear to be ''Caulkicephalus'', ''Ludodactylus'', and ''Guidraco'', and they share the same grasping talons and scrawny frames as Thunderclap as well as also being portrayed as predators instead of fish-eaters. On the other hand, all of them are portrayed as quadrupeds like real pterosaurs, but they walk on their knuckles instead of flat on their fingers. Fortunately, there is one tie-in coloring book which states [[ShownTheirWork they are not dinosaurs but flying reptiles]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodDinosaur'': The "Pterodactyls" are quite the hodgepodge of stereotypes, although they receive some credit for averting [[StockDinosaurs Stock Pterosaurs]].common misconceptions about pterosaurs. The main one, Thunderclap, looks like a ''Nyctosaurus'' but he's too big, has grasping talons, a too-small crest, [[ToothyBird teeth]], wing claws (which wouldn't be a problem if it was any other type of pterosaur, but ''Nyctosaurus'' is the only known pterosaur that ''lacked'' any wing claws), is extremely scrawny and is a vicious predator as opposed to the fish-eater that ''Nyctosaurus'' was in real life. The other pterosaurs appear to be ''Caulkicephalus'', ''Ludodactylus'', and ''Guidraco'', and they share the same grasping talons and scrawny frames as Thunderclap as well as also being portrayed as predators instead of fish-eaters. On the other hand, all of them are portrayed as quadrupeds like real pterosaurs, but they walk on their knuckles instead of flat on their fingers. Fortunately, there is one tie-in coloring book which states [[ShownTheirWork they are not dinosaurs but flying reptiles]].
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* The animated adaptation of the book ''Patrick's Dinosaurs'' (a book about an imaginative boy being taught about dinosaurs by his big brother and envisioning them through vivid fantasy sequences) features a nondescript "pterodactyl" that is both claimed to be a dinosaur and visually looks less like any sort of pterosaur and more like a stork. It doesn't even look like an azhdarchid. This scene was absent from the original book version. In the sequel, ''What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs?'', we get much better looking pterosaurs of various genera (but obviously, [[StockDinosaurs most of them are Pteranodons]]).
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* The animated adaptation of the book ''Patrick's Dinosaurs'' (a book about an imaginative boy being taught about dinosaurs by his big brother and envisioning them through vivid fantasy sequences) features a nondescript "pterodactyl" that is both claimed to be a dinosaur and visually looks less like any sort of pterosaur and more like a stork. It doesn't even look like an azhdarchid. This scene was absent from the original book version. In the sequel, ''What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs?'', we get much better looking pterosaurs of various genera (but obviously, [[StockDinosaurs most of them are Pteranodons]]).Pteranodons).
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* ''VideoGame/BigKarnak'': Prior to battling Osiris, the god will transform himself into a gigantic purple pterodactyl, backed up by several blue ones, to fight you. Said monster is either Osiris' AttackAnimal, or Osiris himself turning into an animal form to fight you before reverting to humkanoid, but it's never explained.
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* Portraying pterosaurs as [[AllFlyersAreBirds birds or the ancestors of birds]] -- while pterosaurs did fly, the actual ancestors of birds were true dinosaurs--more specifically, the maniraptor dinosaurs. Also, pterosaurs will often be shown to take good care of their eggs in the same way as birds, even teaching their young how to fly. However, it was believed they more likely simply laid their eggs and were done with that, like a modern lizard (there ''is'' a theory that larger pterosaurs would protect their eggs while they were incubating and then dig them out of where they were buried, but even then it's believed that they'd leave the minute the eggs hatched), since fossils of baby pterosaurs show they were capable of flight from birth. However, this idea is also controversial, as archosaurs usually practice parental care and even the ones that are active from hatching, like ostriches and crocodiles, still relied on their parents for protection and food.
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* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'': The Qurupeco is obviously partly based on pterosaurs, but walks on its hindlegs with a very bird-like body and sports some feathers instead of pycnofibres. Justified because it's not really a pterosaur but a very birdlike species of [[OurWyvernsAreDifferent wyvern]].
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* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'': ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter3Tri'': The Qurupeco is obviously partly based on pterosaurs, but walks on its hindlegs with a very bird-like body and sports some feathers instead of pycnofibres. Justified because it's not really a pterosaur but a very birdlike species of [[OurWyvernsAreDifferent wyvern]].
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* ''VideoGame/LordOfGun'' have a [[DinosaursAreDragons fire-breathing]] pterodactyl as one of the two DualBoss enemies in the swamp level, alongside the [[WhenTreesAttack tree demon]]. Where it swoops in and out of the screen to ambush you periodically.
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* ''Film/OneMillionYearsBC'' has Loanna captured by an immense, bat-winged ''Pteranodon'' to be fed to its young. The ''Pteranodon'' and its young then get killed by an oversized, short-tailed, and also bat-winged ''Rhamphorhynchus''.
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* ''Film/OneMillionYearsBC'' has Loanna captured by an immense, bat-winged ''Pteranodon'' to be fed to its young. The ''Pteranodon'' and its young then get killed by an oversized, short-tailed, and also bat-winged ''Rhamphorhynchus''.
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* ''Film/OneMillionYearsBC'' has Loanna captured by an immense, bat-winged ''Pteranodon'' to be fed to its young. The ''Pteranodon'' and its young then get killed by an oversized, short-tailed, and also bat-winged ''Rhamphorhynchus''.
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* ''Film/WhenDinosaursRuledTheEarth'': While Tara is hiking back to his tribe, which has been taken over by the overzealous Kingsor, he is carried off by a giant ''Rhamphorhynchus''.
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* [[WeaksauceWeakness Expect any fictional pterosaur that lands on the ground to be hopelessly lost]]. Real pterosaurs were more than capable of walking on firm ground -- not only were some of them were scarily competent at it, but new evidence now suggests that they could even ''take off from level ground'', using their wings to vault themselves into the air rather like vampire bats do today. Similarly, pterosaurs are frequently depicted as being bipedal like birds; in reality, pterosaurs were quadrupedal, as their musculature is focused on their forelimbs, while their hindlimbs are small, positioned at the very back of their bodies, and quite weak. Pterosaurs are also depicted sprawling or with their limbs straight under their bodies, when they were actually somewhere in between.
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* [[WeaksauceWeakness Expect any fictional pterosaur that lands on the ground to be hopelessly lost]]. Real pterosaurs were more than capable of walking on firm ground -- not only were some of them were scarily competent at it, but new evidence now suggests that they could even ''take off from level ground'', using their wings to vault themselves into the air rather like vampire bats do today. Similarly, pterosaurs are frequently depicted as being bipedal like birds; in reality, pterosaurs were quadrupedal, as their musculature is focused on their forelimbs, while their hindlimbs are small, positioned at the very back of their bodies, and quite weak. Pterosaurs are also depicted sprawling or with their limbs straight under their bodies, when they were actually somewhere in between.
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* Designing the pterosaurs with bat-like wings rather than anatomically correct pterosaur ones. This ranges from having leathery wings made of nothing but skin to having the whole wing membrane being supported by all the fingers. In reality, pterosaur wings were made of tougher, more complicated materials and were supported by one finger. They should also attach at the ankle or at the lower leg, not at the hip. Scientific evidence usggests that pterosaurs had [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018215004824?casa_token=TkWulPej4ycAAAAA:Avc-3ldNq-xLSS_pwr1DHngugs7HplfT7gczp4p68gAkMMVUWIi5kghorYa8XnBdZitDXFoWkA curved or smooth]] [[https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/10947/Hone%20The%20wingtips%20of%20the%20pterosaurs%202015%20Accepted.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y wing tips]], [[https://twitter.com/Dave_Hone/status/1518678185151541248 to avoid the stress of damages during flight]].
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* Designing the pterosaurs with bat-like wings rather than anatomically correct pterosaur ones. This ranges from having leathery wings made of nothing but skin to having the whole wing membrane being supported by all the fingers. In reality, pterosaur wings were made of tougher, more complicated materials and were supported by one finger. They should also attach at the ankle or at the lower leg, not at the hip. Scientific evidence usggests suggests that pterosaurs had [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018215004824?casa_token=TkWulPej4ycAAAAA:Avc-3ldNq-xLSS_pwr1DHngugs7HplfT7gczp4p68gAkMMVUWIi5kghorYa8XnBdZitDXFoWkA curved or smooth]] [[https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/10947/Hone%20The%20wingtips%20of%20the%20pterosaurs%202015%20Accepted.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y wing tips]], [[https://twitter.com/Dave_Hone/status/1518678185151541248 to avoid the stress of damages during flight]].
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* ''Series/OddSquad'': One episode, "6:00 to 6:05", features Precinct 13579 being attacked by a small pterosaur after a mass breakout from the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dinosaur Room]]. The [[{{Pun}} odd]] thing is, the pterosaur is quite clearly a ''[[SeldomSeenSpecies Pterodaustro]]'', a filter-feeder that was the Cretaceous equivalent of a flamingo, and is depicted as being about [[AnimalsNotToScale half the size of a real one]].
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* ''Series/OddSquad'': One episode, "6:00 to 6:05", features Precinct 13579 being attacked by a small pterosaur after a mass breakout from the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dinosaur Room]]. The [[{{Pun}} odd]] thing is, the pterosaur is quite clearly a ''[[SeldomSeenSpecies Pterodaustro]]'', ''Pterodaustro'', a filter-feeder that was the Cretaceous equivalent of a flamingo, and is depicted as being about [[AnimalsNotToScale half the size of a real one]].
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* ''Literature/JurassicPark'': The original novel features an aviary full of ''[[SeldomSeenSpecies Cearadactylus]]''. While they're depicted as [[ShownTheirWork furry, quadrupedal fish-eaters]], they also fill the "airborne terror" role. Granted, the reason they're so aggressive is much more plausible than most portrayals -- they're naturally territorial and aren't too keen on people wandering into their nesting ground. They're also erroneously referred to as "birds" and "flying dinosaurs", which is made all the more jarring by the fact that the chapter they appear in is told from the perspective of a ''legitimate paleontologist''.
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* ''Literature/JurassicPark'': The original novel features an aviary full of ''[[SeldomSeenSpecies Cearadactylus]]''.''Cearadactylus''. While they're depicted as [[ShownTheirWork furry, quadrupedal fish-eaters]], they also fill the "airborne terror" role. Granted, the reason they're so aggressive is much more plausible than most portrayals -- they're naturally territorial and aren't too keen on people wandering into their nesting ground. They're also erroneously referred to as "birds" and "flying dinosaurs", which is made all the more jarring by the fact that the chapter they appear in is told from the perspective of a ''legitimate paleontologist''.
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*** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'': Blablanadon, fittingly named for his [[MotorMouth chatty nature]]. The brothers rescue him from a monster atop Hoohoo Mountain named Dragohoho [[spoiler:(really Prince Peasley having been [[BalefulPolymorph cursed into that form]] by Cackletta)]], and, at the end of the game, he takes them to and from Bowser's flying castle [[spoiler:(now being manned by [[DemonicPossession Bowletta]])]].
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*** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'': Blablanadon, fittingly named for his [[MotorMouth chatty nature]]. The brothers rescue him from a monster atop Hoohoo Mountain named Dragohoho [[spoiler:(really Prince Peasley having been [[BalefulPolymorph [[ForcedTransformation cursed into that form]] by Cackletta)]], and, at the end of the game, he takes them to and from Bowser's flying castle [[spoiler:(now being manned by [[DemonicPossession Bowletta]])]].
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* ''Fanfic/RealisticPokemon'' has a [[http://arvalis.deviantart.com/art/Aerodactyl-375770736 more realistic take on Aerodactyl]]; instead of having a batlike extra wing finger, its wings are supported by a second pteroid bone (referred to as an "aeroid") and its beak has ''Ornithocheirus''-like crests on the jaws. Interestingly, it also has a sail on its back like a ''Spinosaurus''.
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* ''Fanfic/RealisticPokemon'' ''Art/RealisticPokemon'' has a [[http://arvalis.deviantart.com/art/Aerodactyl-375770736 more realistic take on Aerodactyl]]; instead of having a batlike extra wing finger, its wings are supported by a second pteroid bone (referred to as an "aeroid") and its beak has ''Ornithocheirus''-like crests on the jaws. Interestingly, it also has a sail on its back like a ''Spinosaurus''.
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In OneMillionBC, EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs. But who says their airborne cousins can't join the fun, either?
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This is a subtrope of ArtisticLicensePaleontology. See SomewhereAnOrnithologistIsCrying for the avian version and SomewhereAHerpetologistIsCrying for a reptilian version. See also GiantFlyer, AllFlyersAreBirds, and DinosaursAreDragons (because pop culture pterodactyls are often surprisingly similar to [[Main/OurWyvernsAreDifferent wyverns]]).
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This is a subtrope of ArtisticLicensePaleontology. See SomewhereAnOrnithologistIsCrying for the avian version and SomewhereAHerpetologistIsCrying for a reptilian version. See also GiantFlyer, AllFlyersAreBirds, and DinosaursAreDragons (because pop culture pterodactyls are often surprisingly similar to [[Main/OurWyvernsAreDifferent [[OurWyvernsAreDifferent wyverns]]).
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'': Any episode that involves [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs]] or TimeTravel will have pterosaurs that fit the criterion of inaccuracies listed on this page: bat wings, scaly skin, feet that grab humans from midair, desire to hunt humans for no reason, gigantic, etc.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'': Any episode that involves [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs]] dinosaurs or TimeTravel will have pterosaurs that fit the criterion of inaccuracies listed on this page: bat wings, scaly skin, feet that grab humans from midair, desire to hunt humans for no reason, gigantic, etc.
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* [[YouKeepUsingThatWord Using the names "pterosaur" and "pterodactyl" as if they were synonyms]]. "Pterosaur" is used for the ''total'' group of the Mesozoic flying "reptiles."[[note]]Using "reptile" here in its traditional paraphyletic sense, excluding birds.[[/note]] "Pterodactyl" is either a name for a subgroup of pterosaurs or a genus name for a particular pterosaur, ''Pterodactylus''. To put this into perspective, this would be as bad as calling every primate you met a "gorilla," if referring to the genus name, or "ape," if referring to the subgroup name; while it's acceptable to refer to hominoids as apes, it's not acceptable to refer to primates as a whole as apes, since monkeys, lemurs, lorises, tarsiers and bushbabies aren't apes. In a similar manner, pterodactyloids were indeed an advanced group of pterosaurs and the word "pterodactyl" can be used to refer to them, but "pterodactyl" and "pterosaur" do not mean the same thing.[[note]]It's quite telling how pervasive this trope is when ''spellcheck'' recognizes "pterodactyl" but not ''Pteranodon''[[/note]]
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* [[YouKeepUsingThatWord Using the names "pterosaur" and "pterodactyl" as if they were synonyms]].synonyms. "Pterosaur" is used for the ''total'' group of the Mesozoic flying "reptiles."[[note]]Using "reptile" here in its traditional paraphyletic sense, excluding birds.[[/note]] "Pterodactyl" is either a name for a subgroup of pterosaurs or a genus name for a particular pterosaur, ''Pterodactylus''. To put this into perspective, this would be as bad as calling every primate you met a "gorilla," if referring to the genus name, or "ape," if referring to the subgroup name; while it's acceptable to refer to hominoids as apes, it's not acceptable to refer to primates as a whole as apes, since monkeys, lemurs, lorises, tarsiers and bushbabies aren't apes. In a similar manner, pterodactyloids were indeed an advanced group of pterosaurs and the word "pterodactyl" can be used to refer to them, but "pterodactyl" and "pterosaur" do not mean the same thing.[[note]]It's quite telling how pervasive this trope is when ''spellcheck'' recognizes "pterodactyl" but not ''Pteranodon''[[/note]]
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* Surprisingly, ''Film/CitizenKane'' has some pterosaurs flying by in the background during a picnic scene. It's actually rear-projected StockFootage from ''Film/TheSonOfKong'', which RKO had lying around, apparently figuring that in their very brief screentime most audiences would assume they were birds.
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** ''ComicBook/JurassicLeague'': Wonderdon rides a type of ''Pterodactylus'' as a means of transportation.
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* ''Series/PrehistoricPlanet'' averts all the inaccuracies involved with this trope: portraying very accurate pterosaurs with pyncofibres and proper anatomy and proportions. Still, a few errors slip through: notably, the wings of the ''Hatzegopteryx'' are far too pointy, and that the ''Alcione'', notable for lacking wing claws, are shown climbing cliffs and perching on trees despite them having specializations to the contrary. Nonetheless, these are some of the ''best'' pterosaurs to be seen in popular media.
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* ''Series/PrehistoricPlanet'' averts all the inaccuracies involved with this trope: portraying very accurate pterosaurs with pyncofibres and proper anatomy and proportions. Still, a few errors slip through: notably, the wings of the ''Hatzegopteryx'' are far too pointy, and that the ''Alcione'', notable for lacking wing claws, are shown climbing cliffs and perching on trees despite them having specializations to the contrary. Nonetheless, these are some of the ''best'' pterosaurs to be seen in popular media. They also participate in speculative behaviors, such as ''Barbaridactylus'' opportunistically picking off ''Alcione'' hatchlings in midair and having different male forms similar to modern ruff birds and cuttlefish.
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* The ''Pteranodons'' from the 1979 animated film ''Anime/DaikyouryuNoJidai'' are bipedal and have teeth, but are at least shown eating fish and using their beaks to catch them. The ''Rhamphorhynchus'', on the other hand, are relatively accurate for the 70s.
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* Designing the pterosaurs with bat-like wings rather than anatomically correct pterosaur ones. This ranges from having leathery wings made of nothing but skin to having the whole wing membrane being supported by all the fingers. In reality, pterosaur wings were made of tougher, more complicated materials and were supported by one finger. They should also attach at the ankle or at the lower leg, not at the hip. Scientific evidence usggests that pterosaurs had [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018215004824?casa_token=TkWulPej4ycAAAAA:Avc-3ldNq-xLSS_pwr1DHngugs7HplfT7gczp4p68gAkMMVUWIi5kghorYa8XnBdZitDXFoWkA curved]] [[https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/10947/Hone%20The%20wingtips%20of%20the%20pterosaurs%202015%20Accepted.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y wing tips]], [[https://twitter.com/Dave_Hone/status/1518678185151541248 to avoid the stress of damages during flight]].
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* Designing the pterosaurs with bat-like wings rather than anatomically correct pterosaur ones. This ranges from having leathery wings made of nothing but skin to having the whole wing membrane being supported by all the fingers. In reality, pterosaur wings were made of tougher, more complicated materials and were supported by one finger. They should also attach at the ankle or at the lower leg, not at the hip. Scientific evidence usggests that pterosaurs had [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018215004824?casa_token=TkWulPej4ycAAAAA:Avc-3ldNq-xLSS_pwr1DHngugs7HplfT7gczp4p68gAkMMVUWIi5kghorYa8XnBdZitDXFoWkA curved]] curved or smooth]] [[https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/10947/Hone%20The%20wingtips%20of%20the%20pterosaurs%202015%20Accepted.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y wing tips]], [[https://twitter.com/Dave_Hone/status/1518678185151541248 to avoid the stress of damages during flight]].
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* Designing the pterosaurs with bat-like wings rather than anatomically correct pterosaur ones. This ranges from having leathery wings made of nothing but skin to having the whole wing membrane being supported by all the fingers. In reality, pterosaur wings were made of tougher, more complicated materials and were supported by one finger. They should also attach at the ankle or at the lower leg, not at the hip. Scientific evidence usggests that pterosaurs had [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018215004824?casa_token=TkWulPej4ycAAAAA:Avc-3ldNq-xLSS_pwr1DHngugs7HplfT7gczp4p68gAkMMVUWIi5kghorYa8XnBdZitDXFoWkA curved]] [[https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/10947/Hone%20The%20wingtips%20of%20the%20pterosaurs%202015%20Accepted.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y wing tips]], to avoid the stress of damages during flight.
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* Designing the pterosaurs with bat-like wings rather than anatomically correct pterosaur ones. This ranges from having leathery wings made of nothing but skin to having the whole wing membrane being supported by all the fingers. In reality, pterosaur wings were made of tougher, more complicated materials and were supported by one finger. They should also attach at the ankle or at the lower leg, not at the hip. Scientific evidence usggests that pterosaurs had [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018215004824?casa_token=TkWulPej4ycAAAAA:Avc-3ldNq-xLSS_pwr1DHngugs7HplfT7gczp4p68gAkMMVUWIi5kghorYa8XnBdZitDXFoWkA curved]] [[https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/10947/Hone%20The%20wingtips%20of%20the%20pterosaurs%202015%20Accepted.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y wing tips]], [[https://twitter.com/Dave_Hone/status/1518678185151541248 to avoid the stress of damages during flight.flight]].
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* Designing the pterosaurs with bat-like wings rather than anatomically correct pterosaur ones. This ranges from having leathery wings made of nothing but skin to having the whole wing membrane being supported by all the fingers. In reality, pterosaur wings were made of tougher, more complicated materials and were supported by one finger. They should also attach at the ankle or at the lower leg, not at the hip. Scientific evidence usggests that pterosaurs had [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018215004824?casa_token=TkWulPej4ycAAAAA:Avc-3ldNq-xLSS_pwr1DHngugs7HplfT7gczp4p68gAkMMVUWIi5kghorYa8XnBdZitDXFoWkA curved wing tips, to avoid the stress of damages during flight.]]
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* Designing the pterosaurs with bat-like wings rather than anatomically correct pterosaur ones. This ranges from having leathery wings made of nothing but skin to having the whole wing membrane being supported by all the fingers. In reality, pterosaur wings were made of tougher, more complicated materials and were supported by one finger. They should also attach at the ankle or at the lower leg, not at the hip. Scientific evidence usggests that pterosaurs had [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018215004824?casa_token=TkWulPej4ycAAAAA:Avc-3ldNq-xLSS_pwr1DHngugs7HplfT7gczp4p68gAkMMVUWIi5kghorYa8XnBdZitDXFoWkA curved curved]] [[https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/10947/Hone%20The%20wingtips%20of%20the%20pterosaurs%202015%20Accepted.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y wing tips, tips]], to avoid the stress of damages during flight.]]
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* Designing the pterosaurs with bat-like wings rather than anatomically correct pterosaur ones. This ranges from having leathery wings made of nothing but skin to having the whole wing membrane being supported by all the fingers. In reality, pterosaur wings were made of tougher, more complicated materials and were supported by one finger. They should also attach at the ankle or at the lower leg, not at the hip. Scientific evidence usggests that pterosaurs had [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018215004824?casa_token=TkWulPej4ycAAAAA:Avc-3ldNq-xLSS_pwr1DHngugs7HplfT7gczp4p68gAkMMVUWIi5kghorYa8XnBdZitDXFoWkA curved wing tips, to avoid the atress of damages during flight.]]
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* Designing the pterosaurs with bat-like wings rather than anatomically correct pterosaur ones. This ranges from having leathery wings made of nothing but skin to having the whole wing membrane being supported by all the fingers. In reality, pterosaur wings were made of tougher, more complicated materials and were supported by one finger. They should also attach at the ankle or at the lower leg, not at the hip. Scientific evidence usggests that pterosaurs had [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018215004824?casa_token=TkWulPej4ycAAAAA:Avc-3ldNq-xLSS_pwr1DHngugs7HplfT7gczp4p68gAkMMVUWIi5kghorYa8XnBdZitDXFoWkA curved wing tips, to avoid the atress stress of damages during flight.]]
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* ''WebOriginal/MultituberculateEarth'' is mostly about a world where multituberculates ruled instead of placental mammals. However, a semi-non-canonical entry has birdsdying out and being replaced by [[https://multituberculateearth.wordpress.com/2022/07/03/nyctosaurid-earth/ nyctosaurid pterosaurs]], which much like the multituberculates are depicted up-to-date with various papers to back up the creative decisions.
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* ''WebOriginal/MultituberculateEarth'' is mostly about a world where multituberculates ruled instead of placental mammals. However, a semi-non-canonical entry has birdsdying birds dying out and being replaced by [[https://multituberculateearth.wordpress.com/2022/07/03/nyctosaurid-earth/ nyctosaurid pterosaurs]], which much like the multituberculates are depicted up-to-date with various papers to back up the creative decisions.
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* Designing the pterosaurs with bat-like wings rather than anatomically correct pterosaur ones. This ranges from having leathery wings made of nothing but skin to having the whole wing membrane being supported by all the fingers. In reality, pterosaur wings were made of tougher, more complicated materials and were supported by one finger. They should also attach at the ankle or at the lower leg, not at the hip. Scientific evidence usggests that pterosaurs had [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018215004824?casa_token=TkWulPej4ycAAAAA:Avc-3ldNq-xLSS_pwr1DHngugs7HplfT7gczp4p68gAkMMVUWIi5kghorYa8XnBdZitDXFoWkA curved wing tips, to avoid the atress of damages during flight.]]
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* ''WebOriginal/MultituberculateEarth'' is mostly about a world where multituberculates ruled instead of placental mammals. However, a semi-non-canonical entry has birdsdying out and being replaced by [[https://multituberculateearth.wordpress.com/2022/07/03/nyctosaurid-earth/ nyctosaurid pterosaurs]], which much like the multituberculates are depicted up-to-date with various papers to back up the creative decisions.
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* Designing the pterosaurs with bat-like wings rather than anatomically correct pterosaur ones. This ranges from having leathery wings made of nothing but skin to having the whole wing membrane being supported by all the fingers. In reality, pterosaur wings were made of tougher, more complicated materials and were supported by one finger. They should also attach at the ankle or at the lower leg, not at the hip, [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018215004824?casa_token=TkWulPej4ycAAAAA:Avc-3ldNq-xLSS_pwr1DHngugs7HplfT7gczp4p68gAkMMVUWIi5kghorYa8XnBdZitDXFoWkA and they should be rounded and smooth]], not pointed or angular.
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* Designing the pterosaurs with bat-like wings rather than anatomically correct pterosaur ones. This ranges from having leathery wings made of nothing but skin to having the whole wing membrane being supported by all the fingers. In reality, pterosaur wings were made of tougher, more complicated materials and were supported by one finger. They should also attach at the ankle or at the lower leg, not at the hip, [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018215004824?casa_token=TkWulPej4ycAAAAA:Avc-3ldNq-xLSS_pwr1DHngugs7HplfT7gczp4p68gAkMMVUWIi5kghorYa8XnBdZitDXFoWkA and they should be rounded and smooth]], not pointed or angular.hip.
