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The Land Before Time => General Land Before Time => Topic started by: LittlefootAndAliTogether on January 15, 2015, 02:23:00 PM

Title: Would you like to see Pterodactyl in Land Before
Post by: LittlefootAndAliTogether on January 15, 2015, 02:23:00 PM

They are a pretty popular dino yet we haven't, that we know of, seen one in any of the films or the TV series.


If they are in there, should they be flatteeth, Sharpteeth, or Bothteeth (omnivores)?  

Title: Would you like to see Pterodactyl in Land Before
Post by: Ptyra on January 15, 2015, 06:15:39 PM

Pterodactals aren't a singular species of pterosaur, but rather a genus that includes multiple species. Scientifically speaking, the proper name is Pterodactylus.

Title: Would you like to see Pterodactyl in Land Before
Post by: LittlefootAndAliTogether on January 15, 2015, 07:47:51 PM

That is bizarre!  I actually had one then in my fanfic and didn't know it!     I thought that Pteroadactyl and Pterodactylus were different dinos.  :wow  :wow  :wow  :wow  :wow

(Too bad she is evil.  However, my half Pterodactylus is good.)

Title: Would you like to see Pterodactyl in Land Before
Post by: Midnight on January 15, 2015, 08:33:19 PM

Well, those ARE my favorite dinosaurs so... I'm gonna say: yes, I would like that very much.

Title: Would you like to see Pterodactyl in Land Before
Post by: DarkHououmon on January 15, 2015, 08:53:32 PM

Actually, pterosaurs weren't dinosaurs.

But yeah, it would be nice if they had more variety of pterosaurs in the movies. I don't think they utilized too many species. There were a ton of different species in that genus, and some are just really bizarre-looking, like this guy:

http://www.dinosaurfact.net/Pictures/Nyctosaurus3.jpg (http://www.dinosaurfact.net/Pictures/Nyctosaurus3.jpg)

And this guy:

http://www.dinosaurusi.com/foto/all/Tapeja...Tapejara-01.jpg (http://www.dinosaurusi.com/foto/all/Tapejara/Dinosaurus_-_Dinosaur_-_Dinosaurio_-_flying_Dinosaur_-_Pterosaur_-_Pterodactyls_-_Tapejara-01.jpg)

And here's just a tiny tiny fraction of headshots from a couple species:

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/images/pteroheads.jpg (http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/images/pteroheads.jpg)

Title: Would you like to see Pterodactyl in Land Before
Post by: Midnight on January 15, 2015, 09:03:49 PM

Quote from: DarkHououmon,Jan 15 2015 on  07:53 PM

Actually, pterosaurs weren't dinosaurs.

But yeah, it would be nice if they had more variety of pterosaurs in the movies. I don't think they utilized too many species. There were a ton of different species in that genus, and some are just really bizarre-looking, like this guy:

http://www.dinosaurfact.net/Pictures/Nyctosaurus3.jpg (http://www.dinosaurfact.net/Pictures/Nyctosaurus3.jpg)

Oh yeah, the time in which mother nature was still trying to figure out the controls... :lol

Title: Would you like to see Pterodactyl in Land Before
Post by: LittlefootAndAliTogether on January 15, 2015, 10:31:30 PM

Another question though, is, if they were to appear, would they be leaf eaters or Sharp Beaks or unknown like Rinkus and Sierra?  

They opened up a can of worms when they made Petrie's species Leaf Eaters.  

Title: Would you like to see Pterodactyl in Land Before
Post by: Ducky123 on January 16, 2015, 09:37:23 AM

Well, whatever diet their species has, I reckon. Changing diet of certain species isn't unheard of in the LBT universe though... (*cough* Petrie *cough* he'd be a fisheater actually ^^)