Meet the Pterosaurs!
Millions of years ago, these flying reptiles ruled the skies. Over 150 species have been discovered around the world so far!
Here are 13 pterosaurs that you’ll meet in the game. Can you master how to pronounce their names? (Try to say each five times fast!)
Anhanguera blittersdorffi
ahn-han-GWER-a BLIT-ters-DORF-eye
wingspan: ~13 feet (4 m)
![Illustration of the pterosaur Anhanguera blittersdorffi, in flight.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_anhanguera/3346738-1-eng-US/ptero_anhanguera_full_495.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_anhanguera/3346738-1-eng-US/ptero_anhanguera_full_990.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_anhanguera/3346738-1-eng-US/ptero_anhanguera_full_1468.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_anhanguera/3346738-1-eng-US/ptero_anhanguera_full_1980.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_anhanguera/3346738-1-eng-US/ptero_anhanguera_full_2475.jpg 300w)
Dimorphodon macronyx
dye-MORF-o-don ma-KRON-ix
wingspan: up to 4 feet 7 inches (1.4 m)
![Illustration of the pterosaur Dimorphodon macronyx, with a long thin tail and triangular beak.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_dimorphodon/3346709-1-eng-US/ptero_dimorphodon_full_495.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_dimorphodon/3346709-1-eng-US/ptero_dimorphodon_full_990.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_dimorphodon/3346709-1-eng-US/ptero_dimorphodon_full_1468.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_dimorphodon/3346709-1-eng-US/ptero_dimorphodon_full_1980.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_dimorphodon/3346709-1-eng-US/ptero_dimorphodon_full_2475.jpg 300w)
Dsungaripterus weii
sun-ga-RIP-tor-us way
wingspan: ~11 feet (3.3 m)
![Illustration of the pterosaur Dsungaripterus weii.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_dsungaripterus/3346685-1-eng-US/ptero_dsungaripterus_full_495.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_dsungaripterus/3346685-1-eng-US/ptero_dsungaripterus_full_990.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_dsungaripterus/3346685-1-eng-US/ptero_dsungaripterus_full_1468.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_dsungaripterus/3346685-1-eng-US/ptero_dsungaripterus_full_1980.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_dsungaripterus/3346685-1-eng-US/ptero_dsungaripterus_full_2475.jpg 300w)
jah-hol-OP-ter-us ning-cheng-EN-sis
wingspan: 35 inches (90 cm)
![Illustration of the pterosaur Jeholopterus ningchengensisp, in flight with its mouth open chasing a flying insect.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_jeholopterus/3346661-1-eng-US/ptero_jeholopterus_full_495.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_jeholopterus/3346661-1-eng-US/ptero_jeholopterus_full_990.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_jeholopterus/3346661-1-eng-US/ptero_jeholopterus_full_1468.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_jeholopterus/3346661-1-eng-US/ptero_jeholopterus_full_1980.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_jeholopterus/3346661-1-eng-US/ptero_jeholopterus_full_2475.jpg 300w)
Nyctosaurus gracilis
nik-toe-SOR-us gra-SIL-us
wingspan: 6-10 feet (2-3 m)
![Illustration of the pterosaur Nyctosaurus gracilis, in flight with a large, triangular crest.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_nyctosaurus/3346637-1-eng-US/ptero_nyctosaurus_full_495.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_nyctosaurus/3346637-1-eng-US/ptero_nyctosaurus_full_990.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_nyctosaurus/3346637-1-eng-US/ptero_nyctosaurus_full_1468.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_nyctosaurus/3346637-1-eng-US/ptero_nyctosaurus_full_1980.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_nyctosaurus/3346637-1-eng-US/ptero_nyctosaurus_full_2475.jpg 300w)
tair-AN-o-don LON-ji-seps
wingspan: up to 20 feet (6 m)
![Illustration of the pterosaur Pteranodon longiceps, in flight with a colorful crest.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pteranodon/3346613-1-eng-US/ptero_pteranodon_full_495.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pteranodon/3346613-1-eng-US/ptero_pteranodon_full_990.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pteranodon/3346613-1-eng-US/ptero_pteranodon_full_1468.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pteranodon/3346613-1-eng-US/ptero_pteranodon_full_1980.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pteranodon/3346613-1-eng-US/ptero_pteranodon_full_2475.jpg 300w)
Pterodactylus antiquus
tair-o-DAK-til-us an-TEEK-wus
wingspan: up to 5 feet (1.5 m)
![Illustration of the pterosaur Pterodactylus antiquus, in flight.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pterodactylus/3346589-1-eng-US/ptero_pterodactylus_full_495.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pterodactylus/3346589-1-eng-US/ptero_pterodactylus_full_990.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pterodactylus/3346589-1-eng-US/ptero_pterodactylus_full_1468.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pterodactylus/3346589-1-eng-US/ptero_pterodactylus_full_1980.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pterodactylus/3346589-1-eng-US/ptero_pterodactylus_full_2475.jpg 300w)
tair-o-DOW-stro gee-na-zoo-eye
wingspan: 8 feet (2.5 m)
![Illustration of the pterosaur Pterodaustro guinazui, with a long, curved beak.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pterodaustro/3346721-1-eng-US/ptero_pterodaustro_full_495.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pterodaustro/3346721-1-eng-US/ptero_pterodaustro_full_990.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pterodaustro/3346721-1-eng-US/ptero_pterodaustro_full_1468.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pterodaustro/3346721-1-eng-US/ptero_pterodaustro_full_1980.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_pterodaustro/3346721-1-eng-US/ptero_pterodaustro_full_2475.jpg 300w)
![Illustration of the pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus northropi, with a long neck.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_quetzalcoatlus/3346697-1-eng-US/ptero_quetzalcoatlus_full_495.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_quetzalcoatlus/3346697-1-eng-US/ptero_quetzalcoatlus_full_990.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_quetzalcoatlus/3346697-1-eng-US/ptero_quetzalcoatlus_full_1468.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_quetzalcoatlus/3346697-1-eng-US/ptero_quetzalcoatlus_full_1980.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_quetzalcoatlus/3346697-1-eng-US/ptero_quetzalcoatlus_full_2475.jpg 300w)
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri
ram-fo-RIN-kus MOON-ster-eye
wingspan: up to 6 feet (1.8 m)
![Illustration of the pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus muensteri in flight, with a long, thin tail and open mouth revealing sharp teeth.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_rhamphorhynchus/3346673-1-eng-US/ptero_rhamphorhynchus_full_495.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_rhamphorhynchus/3346673-1-eng-US/ptero_rhamphorhynchus_full_990.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_rhamphorhynchus/3346673-1-eng-US/ptero_rhamphorhynchus_full_1468.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_rhamphorhynchus/3346673-1-eng-US/ptero_rhamphorhynchus_full_1980.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_rhamphorhynchus/3346673-1-eng-US/ptero_rhamphorhynchus_full_2475.jpg 300w)
Scaphognathus [Crassirostris?]
scaf-ug-NAITH-us kras-i-ROS-tris
wingspan: ~3 feet (90cm)
![Illustration of the pterosaur Scaphognathus [Crassirostris?] in flight, with a long, thin tail and open mouth revealing sharp teeth.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_scaphognathus/3346649-1-eng-US/ptero_scaphognathus_full_495.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_scaphognathus/3346649-1-eng-US/ptero_scaphognathus_full_990.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_scaphognathus/3346649-1-eng-US/ptero_scaphognathus_full_1468.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_scaphognathus/3346649-1-eng-US/ptero_scaphognathus_full_1980.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_scaphognathus/3346649-1-eng-US/ptero_scaphognathus_full_2475.jpg 300w)
Tapejara wellnhoferi
ta-pe-JAR-a well-n-HOF-er-eye
wingspan: up to 6 feet (1.8 m)
![Illustration of the pterosaur Tapejara wellnhoferi, in flight.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_tapejara/3346625-1-eng-US/ptero_tapejara_full_495.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_tapejara/3346625-1-eng-US/ptero_tapejara_full_990.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_tapejara/3346625-1-eng-US/ptero_tapejara_full_1468.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_tapejara/3346625-1-eng-US/ptero_tapejara_full_1980.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_tapejara/3346625-1-eng-US/ptero_tapejara_full_2475.jpg 300w)
too-pu-SHWA-ra lay-o-NAR-dee-eye
wingspan: ~15 feet (4.5 m)
![Illustration of the pterosaur Tupuxuara leonardii, in flight with a colorful crest.](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_tupuxuara/3346601-1-eng-US/ptero_tupuxuara_full_495.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_tupuxuara/3346601-1-eng-US/ptero_tupuxuara_full_990.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_tupuxuara/3346601-1-eng-US/ptero_tupuxuara_full_1468.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_tupuxuara/3346601-1-eng-US/ptero_tupuxuara_full_1980.jpg 300w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/pterosaurs-the-card-game/ptero_tupuxuara/3346601-1-eng-US/ptero_tupuxuara_full_2475.jpg 300w)