Pterodactyl Pterodactyls and the closely related pteranodons were a type of winged reptile native to Earth in its early history . Biology . There were numerous species of pterosaurs , ranging in size from small ( TV : " Invasion of the Dinosaurs " ) to ones with forty - foot wingspans ( PROSE : " Blood Heat " ) . No one knew how they took off from the ground to fly . ( PROSE : " EarthWorld " ) History . A weaponised , genetically modified breed of Pterosaurs with armour - like scales were bred by the Silurian s . They were utilised in Grand Marshal Jastrok ' s 2010s siege of Great Britain . ( AUDIO : " United " ) One type of Pterosaur was brought to the 1970s during Operation Golden Age . They were used for general chaos and to help guard the Operation ' s base . ( TV : " Invasion of the Dinosaurs " ) In an alternate universe , an especially large type of Pterosaur were used by the Silurian s as steeds . With a forty - foot wingspan , they could easily carry a Silurian . They were used as war steeds in times of battle and would cling to the side of the airships . ( PROSE : " Blood Heat " ) A Pterodactyl later named Myfanwy came through the Cardiff Space - Time Rift to Cardiff in 2007 . It was captured by Torchwood Three and kept as a mascot at the Hub . ( TV : " Everything Changes " ) On New Jupiter , EarthWorld had a Pterosaur in its Prehistoric Zone . ( PROSE : " EarthWorld " ) In 2010 , Pterodactyls were some of the prehistoric creatures brought into Sydney by chronal wave s caused by the SKARDIS . ( COMIC : " The Age of Ice " ) In an alternative timeline in which all of history happened at once , Pteranodons were considered to be vermin . They were found in places such as Hyde Park and would chase people . ( TV : " The Wedding of River Song " ) Pterodactyls were among the species placed aboard the Silurian Ark to repopulate the Earth with once the catastrophe the Silurian s incorrectly predicted had passed . Flocks of Pteranodons were known to live in the Ark ' s beach - like environments . The Ark ' s Pterodactyls were presumably sent to the planet Siluria by the Eleventh Doctor in the 24th century after he stopped the Ark from returning to Earth . ( TV : " Dinosaurs on a Spaceship " ) The Rani genetically modified Pterodactyls to attack Koturians and bring her black blood and tissue samples from them . Sometimes they would also bring back the whole individual for her experiments . The Sixth Doctor recognised them as the work of the Rani thanks to the gold sheen on their wings . ( PROSE : " Something Borrowed " ) Similar creatures . The home world of the Spidron s was inhabited by pterodactyl - like creatures , which attacked the Third Doctor shortly after he arrived on its world . ( COMIC : " Nova " ) A zoo on an unnamed planet acquired a pterodactyl or a pterodactyl - like creature . ( COMIC : " The Didus Expedition " ) Terrordactyl s were pterodactyl - like creatures native to the Great Space - Time Void . ( GAME : " The First Adventure " ) Tamed pterodactyl - like creatures were used on Anhaut as riding mounts . ( COMIC : " The Return of the Daleks " ) Vortisaur s were creatures living in the Time Vortex which were similar to pterodactyls . The Eighth Doctor and Charley travelled with one called Ramsay for a while . ( AUDIO : " Storm Warning " ) They were forced to release Ramsay back into the wild after several failed domestication attempts . ( AUDIO : " Minuet in Hell " ) Behind the scenes . A Pteranodon appears in the " Doctor Who " - themed Google doodle game . If the player goes to the egg which is hidden in a bush ( returning it to its nest ) , the Pteranodon will later help the Doctor cross the lava river to get back to his TARDIS . " Doctor Who : Battles in Time " . The material in " " magazine pertaining to explained more about pterosaurs and pterosaur - like creatures . According to " DWBIT " 7 , Pterosaurs were also native to the planet Raxas , and along with the other Raxas dinosaurs , proved to be more than a match for a Dalek attack . They picked up Daleks , grabbing them between their feet , flying high into the air and dropping them to their deaths on the rocks below . According to " DWBIT " 27 , the Perrincott were a pterosaur - like species native to the planet Senkus Sha .