Pterosaurs: The Flying Reptiles

Early in the Mesozoic Era-the Age of Dinosaurs-an extraordinary group of animals appeared: the pterosaurs (or winged lizards), the first vertebrates that had the ability to fly. This clear study introduces the pterosaurs and explains how scientists study them and what we now know of their evolution, way of living, and disappearance.

Contents:
The pterosaurs appear --
Early rhamphorhynchoids: the first pterosaurs --
The later rhamphorhynchoids --
A new type of pterosaur: the early pterodactyloids --
The heyday of the pterodactyloids --
The giant pterodactyloids --
Extinction --
The pterosaur genera: pronunciation guide.

By S. Christopher Bennett ; illustrated by Brian Franczak and Bob Walters ; with additional artwork by Charles A. Parker.