Pterosaur Timeline

  Upper Cretaceous This time has the biggest pterosaurs like Pteranodon and Quetzalcoatlus.  There are very few small pterosaurs and birds are becoming more common.
Cretaceous    
  Lower Cretaceous Large numbers of short tailed pterosaurs dominate the skies.  Dsungaripterus, Ornithocheirus and Tapejara are characteristic of this age.
     
  Upper Jurassic During this period, Pterodactylus and Rhamphorhynchus are the dominant species.  The long tailed and short tailed pterosaurs are living side by side.
 
Jurassic Middle Jurassic Rhamphorhynchus and Rhamphocephalus are long tailed species.  they appear to be quite rare at this time.  Pterosaur remains are seldom preserved.
 
  Lias Many new species of long tailed pterosaur are evolving. Dimorphodon and Dorygnathus show development in the jaws and wings of pterosaurs.
 
     
Triassic Upper Triassic Primitive long tailed pterosaurs like Eudimorphodon are rare.  They have teeth with three cusps and strong skeletons.

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