Pterodactyl (disambiguation)
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Pterodactyl can mean:
- PterodactylusPterodactylusPterodactylus is a genus of pterosaurs, whose members are popularly known as pterodactyls. It was the first to be named and identified as a flying reptile...
, a genus of pterosaur. - Members of the family Pterodactylidae
- Members of the suborder PterodactyloideaPterodactyloideaPterodactyloidea forms one of the two suborders of pterosaurs , and contains the most derived members of this group of flying reptiles...
- (incorrectly in popular media) PterosaurPterosaurPterosaurs were flying reptiles of the clade or order Pterosauria. They existed from the late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous Period . Pterosaurs are the earliest vertebrates known to have evolved powered flight...
s, an order of extinct flying reptiles - Pterodactyl (film)Pterodactyl (film)Pterodactyl is a 2005 horror film that premiered on the Sci Fi Channel. The film is directed by Mark L. Lester.-Plot:A team of American scientists and students of science are exploring the Turkish/Armenian border...
, a horror film - Westland-Hill PterodactylWestland-Hill PterodactylThe Westland-Hill Pterodactyl series of experimental tailess or flying wing aircraft designs were developed starting in the 1920s. They are named after the genus Pterodactylus, a well-known type of Pterosaur commonly known as the pterodactyl....
, a series of experimental aircraft designs starting in the 1920s - Pterodactyl AscenderPterodactyl AscenderThe Pterodactyl Ascender is a family of U.S. designed and built ultralight aircraft that were sold in kit form between 1979 and 1984 under Pterodactyl Limited and is currently being sold by DFE Ultralights....
, a family of U.S. designed and built ultralight aircraft that were sold in kit form between 1979 and 1984.