Cearadactylus atrox

Height: 5 feet
Weight: 90 pounds
Wingspan: 18 feet

## **Coloration:**

*Adult (both sexes) -* Dark grey fur on the body, yellowish
naked snout, semi-transparent wing membranes naked, leathery, and pink
with the veins visible.

Juvenile (both sexes) - Same as adult, only the grey is very light, almost white.

## **Preferred Habitat:**

Like Pteranodon hippocratesi, the highly
aggressive Cearadactylus bred on Sorna were never intended to roam free.
 These fiercely territorial pterosaurs were quite wisely locked up in
their own section of the vast Aviary – separated from the other
pterosaurs to minimize harm to them as well as that of the InGen staff.
Since the human’s abandonment of the island, the Cearadactylus have
since managed to escape through rusted dents and holes in their
enclosure, and now fly freely around Sorna. They like to nest high in
the mountains of Sorna’s Mountain Range, flying out to sea in search of
food.

## **Diet:**

Mostly fish, but Cearadactylus will readily consume any
creature unfortunate enough to intrude upon its territory, even others
of its kind. It may also try to breach into nesting colonies of female
Pteranodon longiceps sternbergi in order to steal unprotected eggs and
fledglings.

## **Social Structure:**

Family groups consisting of one or two males, one or four related females and young.

## **Description:**

Medium-sized pterosaur. Easily recognizable for its
long, slender jaws with menacing interlocking teeth designed for
fish-catching, but also serving as deadly weapons. It is these jaws and
teeth which have earned the pterosaur’s nickname of “saw-dactyls”. The
wings are leathery, and the body has a coating of downy fuzz.

## **Behaviors:**

The first pterosaur cloned by InGen, Cearadactylus is
easily the most aggressive and ill-tempered pterosaur on Isla Sorna;
perhaps even more so than the infamous Pteranodon hippocratesi.
Cearadactylus has the tendency to attack anything that moves, even
harmless animals and occasionally its own kind. It seemingly has little
fear of the ground dwelling carnivores such as Velociraptor or even the
mighty Tyrannosaurus and will attack these carnivores with as much vigor
 as any other intruder. Both sexes are extremely territorial of their
home ranges and fights between rivalling family groups are very common,
often leading to deaths or severe injuries. Cearadactylus attacks
ground-dwelling animals by dive bombing and striking with their
spear-like beaks or the sharp talons on its feet, until the interloper
either manages to escape or is killed. These attacks are often so
ruthless that if the victim cannot find somewhere that is out of reach,
the latter is the usual outcome. In some cases, Cearadactylus may try to
 snatch smaller creatures in its talons to carry it away, attempting to
drop it from a great height. The animals Cearadactylus kill do not go to
 waste, for this pterosaur will often consume the remains. Other
pterosaurs and even its own kind are not excluded from this animal’s
carnivorous tendencies.

Cearadactylus is more active at dawn and dusk. Vocalizations include
long, low whistles, high-pitched screams, squeaks, gibbers, and also
crocodile-like hissing. This pterosaur is an excellent flyer and can
manoeuvre with ease even in narrow spaces. Females will lay a single egg
 (two on rare occasions) in their nests and adults of the same family
group each take turns to find food. If food is scarce, the pterosaurs
will eat their own young.

To avoid conflicts with P. hippocratesi, both species have established
territories on different sections of Sorna. The Mountain Ranges are more
 populous with Cearadactylus, while P. hippocratesi are more common
around the Southern Highlands. Fights between either species are
uncommon, with heavy casualties on both sides when they do occur.