Pterosauria (extinct order)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Living organisms

Jerarquía

Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Reptilia (class)

Descripción

Extinct order of extinct flying reptiles of the Mesozoic order characterized by having a fourth digit of each forelimb prolonged to a great length to support a wing membrane for active flight.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300310270

Otros términos

  • pterodactyls [en]
  • pterodacty [en]