Prehistoric marine and flying reptiles such as plesiosaurs and pterosaurs, distinct from true dinosaurs, matched with one identifying feature each.
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- What are plesiosaurs best known for?
- Long necks with four flippers for swimming
- What distinctive feature did mosasaurs have?
- Large, powerful teeth that were continuously replaced
- How did ichthyosaurs move through water?
- Using a vertical tail fin like modern dolphins
- What type of wings did pterosaurs have?
- Membrane wings stretched between elongated finger bones
- What is an elasmosaur?
- A long-necked plesiosaur with over 70 neck vertebrae
- What is a kronosaurus?
- A short-necked, large-headed plesiosaur called a pliosaur
- What is quetzalcoatlus known for?
- Being the largest known flying animal ever
- What distinctive feature did pteranodon have?
- A large head crest and no teeth
- What is dimorphodon known for?
- Having a disproportionately large head with sharp teeth
- What is tylosaurus?
- The largest known mosasaur
- Where did ichthyosaurs live?
- Entirely in the ocean, never on land
- What did plesiosaurs eat?
- Fish and other marine animals
- Why could pterosaurs fly despite their size?
- They had hollow bones like modern birds
- What is a nothosaur?
- An early marine reptile with four paddle-like limbs
- How did tanystropheids distinguish themselves?
- With extremely long necks relative to body size