Pterodon
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- You may be looking for 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, the flying reptiles. For other usages of the term, see Pterodon (disambiguation)Pterodon (disambiguation)Pterodon can refer to the following:* A common misspelling of Pteranodon, a Pterosaur* Pterodon, a Czech game developer* Pterodon, a genus of mammals* Pterodon, a genus of legumes...
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Pterodon is a game developer located in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. In the year of 2006 they joined Illusion Softworks
Illusion Softworks
2K Czech is a game development company located in Brno and Prague, Czech Republic. The company focuses mostly on first-person and third-person shooter games. Since the foundation in 1997, till the sale to Kush Games ten years later, its owners and key managers were founders Petr Vochozka and Jan...
. Pterodon was founded in 1997 by Jarek Kolář
Jarek Kolář
Jarek Kolář , is a Czech videogame designer.In the early 1990s he enjoyed playing LucasArts adventure games, especially Indy III and Monkey Island I...
and Michal Janáček.
The logo
Logo
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of this company is a pterosaur
Pterosaur
Pterosaurs 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...
, presumably a Pteranodon
Pteranodon
Pteranodon , from the Late Cretaceous geological period of North America in present day Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota, was one of the largest pterosaur genera and had a maximum wingspan of over...
. In biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, Pterodon
Pterodon (disambiguation)
Pterodon can refer to the following:* A common misspelling of Pteranodon, a Pterosaur* Pterodon, a Czech game developer* Pterodon, a genus of mammals* Pterodon, a genus of legumes...
refers to either a prehistoric genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of creodonts, carnivorous mammals, or a genus of legumes, however.
Released games
- Flying HeroesFlying HeroesFlying Heroes is a fantasy action game produced by Take 2 Interactive, Illusion Softworks, and Pterodon.- Gameplay :Flying Heroes is an arena based shooter game that takes place on various flying creatures. There are four clans to choose from, with varying creatures or machines for players. The...
(2000) (PC), action fantasy game - Vietcong (2003) (PC), first-person shooter war-game, sold over 1 million copies, thereby is one of the best selling PC games
- Vietcong 2Vietcong 2Vietcong 2 is a tactical shooter PC game, developed by Pterodon and Illusion Softworks, published by 2K Games in October 2005, and set during the Vietnam War. It is the direct sequel to Vietcong.- Gameplay :...
(2005) (PC), first-person shooter war-game