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Pteranodon (/təˈrænədɒn/; from Ancient Greek pteron 'wing', an- 'without', and odon 'tooth' is a genus of pterosaur that included some of the largest known flying reptiles, with P. longiceps having a wingspan of over 6 m (20 ft). They lived during the late Cretaceous geological period of North America in present-day Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, South…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Pteranodon | part of | the family Pteranodontidae | 0.85 | text |
| Pteranodon form a clade closely related to dinosaurs as both fall within the clade Avemetatarsalia.Two distinct morphs of Pteranodon specimen have been found | instance of | pterosaurs | 0.80 | text |
| that are thought to represent males | instance of | pterosaurs | 0.80 | text |
| females | instance of | pterosaurs | 0.80 | text |
| bats | instance of | Most have been produced by scaling modern animals | 0.80 | text |
| birds up to Pteranodon size | instance of | Most have been produced by scaling modern animals | 0.80 | text |
| despite the fact that pterosaurs have vastly different body proportions | instance of | Most have been produced by scaling modern animals | 0.80 | text |
| soft tissue anatomy from any living animal.Skull | instance of | Most have been produced by scaling modern animals | 0.80 | text |
| beakUnlike earlier pterosaurs | instance of | Most have been produced by scaling modern animals | 0.80 | text |
| such as Rhamphorhynchus | instance of | Most have been produced by scaling modern animals | 0.80 | text |
| Pterodactylus | instance of | Most have been produced by scaling modern animals | 0.80 | text |
| Pteranodon had toothless beaks | instance of | Most have been produced by scaling modern animals | 0.80 | text |
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