Pterodactyl
A pterodactyl was a type of reptile. They were sharp-teethed, had a distinct shriek, and were capable of stationary hovering in the air.

In 2269, a landing party from the  encountered several robotic pterodactyls on the Shore Leave Planet. As no member the landing party had thought about pterodactyls, this was a further indication of a malfunction in the planet's master computer. ()

Background
While they clearly look like members of the order pterosaur, none of the animals shown in "Once Upon a Planet" actually appear to be a pterodactyl. The crested, tailless one on the left appears to be a Cretaceous period , and the long-tailed one on the right seems to be an earlier, Jurassic species, possibly the .

A model of a creature closely resembling a pterodactyl was on display at the Museum of Kyrian Heritage. ()

A picture of what appeared to be a pterodactyl-like creature was created for a book to be featured in , but was not seen on screen.

See also
Vorian pterodactyl

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