Pterodactyl Above a Rocky Sea Cliff
A winged Pterodactyl rests on a rocky sea cliff with its wings spread above the rough waves of a prehistoric ocean.
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Pterodactyl above the sea cliff
This picture places a Pterodactyl at the edge of a rocky coastal cliff. Its outstretched wings overlook the rough ocean below, combining a resting pose with the broad wing shape used in flight. Although often grouped with dinosaurs in popular culture, this animal belonged to a separate group of flying reptiles called pterosaurs.
Flight along an ancient coast
Pterosaur wings were formed mainly by a membrane supported by an extremely elongated fourth finger. Coastal air currents may have helped flying reptiles glide while searching for food or traveling along shorelines. The name Pterodactyl is commonly used for pterosaurs, though scientists apply more precise names to individual genera.
Realistic colors for the Pterodactyl
- Wing membranes: the original colors are unknown; tan, brown, muted gray, or darker patterned tones are plausible
- Body covering: some pterosaurs had hairlike fibers that may be shown in brown, gray, cream, or rust
- Beak: beige, brown, dark gray, or nearly black
- Sea cliff: natural rock may be gray, brown, reddish, or sandy tan
- Ocean waves: deep blue, blue-green, gray, and white where the water breaks