Pteranodon
- When: Late Cretaceous
(100–70 mya) - Where: North America
- What: Pterosaur
- Weight: 15–25 kg
- Length: 5.5–10 meters
- Diet: Piscivorous
- Discovered: 1876
ptero, pteryx
Wing
(from the Greek word pteron)
Pterodactylus
- When: Late Jurassic
(150.8–148.5 mya) - Where: Europe
- What: Pterosaur
- Weight: 1–2 kg
- Length: 1.5 meters
- Diet: Carnivorous or piscivorous
- Discovered: 1809
Archaeopteryx
- When: Late Jurassic
(150 mya) - Where: Europe
- What: Avialan theropod
- Weight: 0.5–1 kg
- Length: 0.5 meters
- Diet: Carnivorous
- Discovered: 1861
Pterodaustro
- When: Early Cretaceous
(105–100 mya) - Where: South America
- What: Pterosaur
- Weight: 2–3 kg
- Length: Wingspan 2.5 meters
- Diet: Carnivorous
- Discovered: 1969