Lorna did a great job of enthusing about the myriad of Pterosaur species that once filled the skies. With an incredible variety of shapes and sizes, these creatures were around during the time of the dinosaurs and were very successful until the mysterious extinction that caused their demise as well as that of the dinosaurs.
Pterosaurs were flying reptiles and ranged in size - some were as small as the your average garden bird, others had a 10 - 12 metre wingspan!
There are a range of images on the Museum website, showing what these impressive animals may have looked like. My favourite is the Tapejara
Lorna's off to a conference on Pterosaurs in China soon, so hopefully she'll find out the very latest on Pterosaur research and be able to fill us in at her next event. She's already on a mission to count how many bones are in an average Pterosaur skeleton and how fast they flew....
Picture: Pteranodon was a giant flying reptile - a pterosaur - a close relation of the dinosaur. They lived during the Cretaceous period aroun 85 to 75 million years ago. Illustration by Neave Parker.
