Pterodactyl

A pterodactyl was a type of reptile. They were sharp-teethed, had a distinct shriek, and were capable of stationary hovering in the air.
In 2269, a landing party from the encountered several robotic pterodactyls on the Shore Leave Planet. As no member the landing party had thought about pterodactyls, this was a further indication of a malfunction in the planet's master computer. ()
==Background==
While they clearly look like members of the order pterosaur, none of the animals shown in "Once Upon a Planet" actually appear to be a pterodactyl. The crested, tailless one on the left appears to be a Cretaceous period , and the long-tailed one on the right seems to be an earlier, Jurassic species, possibly the .
A model of a creature closely resembling a pterodactyl was on display at the Museum of Kyrian Heritage. ()
A picture of what appeared to be a pterodactyl-like creature was created for a book to be featured in , but was not seen on screen.
File:Kyrian pterodactyl.jpg|A pterodactyl-like animal at the Museum of Kyrian Heritage
File:Baku bookpage.jpg|A Ba'ku book with a pterodactyl
==See also==
*Vorian pterodactyl
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