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  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| C902560422   |  | 9781912   |\n| PETERS   | 07-Feb-2018   | 006465   |\n| 567.9   | 10.99   | [7907   |\n| CHi   |  | 80.nst   |\n\nThe science of flying reptile  \nWoolf,Alex  \nC902560422  \nAuthor:  \nAlex Woolf studied history at Essex University,England.He is the author of over 60 books forchildren,many of them on historical topics.Theyinclude 1001 Hideous History Facts,You Wouldn'tWant to be in the Trenches in World War I!and YouWouldn't Want to Live Without Vegetables!  \nSeries creator:  \nDavid Salariya was born in Dundee,Scotland.He has illustrated a wide range of books and hascreated and designed many new series for publishersin the UK and overseas.David established TheSalariya Book Company in 1989.He lives inBrighton with his wife,illustrator Shirley Willis,andtheir son Jonathan.  \nArtist:  \nBryan Beach  \nEditor:Jacqueline Ford  \nPAPER FROM  \nPublished in Great Britain in MMXVIII byBook House,an imprint ofThe Salariya Book Company Ltd25 Marlborough Place,Brighton BN11UBwww.salariya.com  \nHB ISBN:978-1-912006-46-5  \nPB ISBN:978-1-912006-38-0  \n◎ The Salariya Book Company Ltd MMXVIII  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in orintroduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form,or by any means(electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise)without thewritten permission of the publisher.Any person who does any unauthorisedact in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution andcivil claims for damages.  \n135798642  \nA CIP catalogue record for this book is availablefrom the British Library.  \nPrinted and bound in China.  \nThis book is sold subject to the conditions that it shall not,by way of tradeor otherwise,be lent,resold,hired out,or otherwise circulated without thepublisher's prior consent in any form or binding or cover other than that inwhich it is published and without similar condition being imposed on thesubsequent purchaser.  \nVisit  \nWww.salariya.comfor our online catalogue and  \nfree fun stuff.  \nContents  \n| Triassic:252-201 mya   | Jurassic:201-145 mya   |\n| --- | --- |\n\nMya=Million years ago  \n6  \n8  \n10  \n12  \n14  \n16  \n18202224  \n26  \n28  \n30  \nIntroductionKey featuresFirst discovery  \nNeedle-toothed night flyerCrested colossUSSize of an aircraftCurious crestsBizarre beakSFurry fliersTiny terrors  \nWeird and wonderfulEarly birdsExtinctionGlossary  \nIndex32Preondactylus  \n# Introduction\n\nhile the dinosaurs roamed the Earth,another species ruled the skies.Thesewere the pterosaurs.They weren't birds,but flying reptiles.In fact,the wordpterosaur means 'winged lizard'.They appeared around 228 million years  \nago,and were the first animals to fly,apart from insects.  \nThere were at least 130 kinds of pterosaur,from tinysparrow-sized creatures to giants as big as a light aircraft.These expert flyers swooped and soared through the sky.They were magnificent hunters,diving for fish,snappingup insects in the air,or dining on baby dinosaurs.  \nThe pterosaurs were not themselves dinosaurs,though they lived at the same time and shareda common ancestor.While dinosaurs havetheir limbs under their body,pterosaurs,like lizards andcrocodiles,have limbs that stickout from the side.  \nIn this book we will discover allabout these awesome creatures,howthey lived,how they hunted,and why theyQuetzalcoatluseventually died out.  \n—  \nCretaceous:145-65 mya  \n# Throat pouch\n\nOne pterosaur,called theIkrandraco avatar,had athroat pouch like a modern-day pelican,which it used forstoring food.The Ikrandracoflew low over lakes and rivers,catching fish by letting its lowerjaw skim through the water.  \nSome pterosaurs hadinflatable air sacs in theirwings as part of theirbreathing system.  \nKeyfeatures  \nterosaurs evolved a number of featuresthat made them first-class flyers andhunters.They had streamlined bodieswith long necks,enormous ","cbCaiqYI33BxdmYb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqYI33BxdmYb","pdf",2902491,"English","# Introduction\n# Throat pouch\n## Key features\n## Needle-toothed night flyer\n## Crested colossus\n## Size of an aircraft\n## Curious crests\n## Bizarre beak\n## Furry fliers\n## Tiny terrors\n## Weird and wonderful\n## Early birds\n## Extinction\n# Glossary\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"What does the word pterosaur mean and when did pterosaurs appear?\",\"answer\":\"Pterosaur means “winged lizard.” They appeared around 228 million years ago and were among the first animals to fly besides insects.\"},{\"question\":\"How did pterosaurs hunt for food?\",\"answer\":\"They were magnificent hunters, diving for fish, snapping up insects in the air, and sometimes feeding on baby dinosaurs. 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