What Do Pterodactyls Look Like?

In art, the pterodactyl is usually portrayed with bat-like wings, the membranes of which are stretched taut between its elongated fingers. It is also frequently shown with a crest on its head, although there is some debate as to whether this crest was extant in the Pterodactyl as with other Pterosaurs.

What did a pterodactyl look like?

Pterodactyls were flying reptiles of prehistoric times. They lived about 145 to 65.5 million years ago, at the same time as the dinosaurs. ... But the smallest pterodactyls were as small as a sparrow. A pterodactyl's back legs were long and thin, like those of birds.

Why is pterodactyl not a dinosaur?

Because they flew and their front limbs stretch out to the sides, they are not dinosaurs. ... Pterosaurs lived from the late Triassic Period to the end of the Cretaceous Period, when they went extinct along with dinosaurs. Pterosaurs were carnivores, feeding mostly on fish and small animals.