Pteranodon (English spelling)

Japanese: プテラノドン(英語表記)Pteranodon
Pteranodon (English spelling)
A flying animal of the order Pterosaur, a reptile. Fossils were found in the Upper Cretaceous of Kansas, USA. It has naked skin, no scales or feathers. Pteranodon ingens, characterized by a long crest at the back of its skull, has a wingspan of 7m, while Pteranodon sternbergi, also characterized by a towering crest at the back of its skull, has a wingspan of 9m. Both species are thought to have nested on coastal cliffs and preyed on fish. Their wing bones are hollow and light, and Pteranodon ingens is estimated to have weighed 17kg. (→ Pterosaurs)

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Japanese:
爬虫類翼竜目の飛翔動物。化石はアメリカ合衆国カンザス州の上部白亜系産。裸皮で,鱗も羽もない。頭蓋後部の長い鶏冠が特徴的なプテラノドン・インゲンスは翼長 7m,頭蓋後部の高くそびえる鶏冠が特徴的なプテラノドン・ステルンベルギは翼長 9mに及ぶ。ともに海岸の崖で営巣し,魚を捕食していたと考えられる。翼の骨は中空で軽く,プテラノドン・インゲンスで体重 17kgと推測されている。(→翼竜類)

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