Technically, not all the dinos went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous. Birds are classed as avian dinosaurs.
Oooh .... that means I’m having a dinosaur for Christmas dinner then, as turkey is a bird. (Assuming I can spend it with the family. If not it will be a microwaveable meal. 😳)
Something I'd like to point out: Pterodactyl is not a dinosaur, it's a Pterosaur. Even though they lived at the same time, Pterosaurs were a separate group of reptiles.
So, today's entry isn't, technically, a dinosaur. It's my favourite Pterosaur: Pteranodon.
Pronunciation: Teh-ran-oh-don. Meaning of name: "Winged and toothless". Species: P. longiceps. Wingspan: Males had an estimated wingspan of between 5 and 7 metres. The wingspan for females is estimated to have measured between 3 and 4 metres. Weight estimated between 20 and 90kgs. Family: Pteranodontidae. Diet: Piscivore. First fossils found: Known from dozens of specimens, most of which are partial skeletons. First discovered by American palaeontologist, Othniel Charles Marsh, in the Niobrara Chalk Formation of western Kansas, in 1870. Named by Mr. Marsh in 1876. A distinguishing feature of this Pterosaur was the crest on its head, which was probably used for display. Lived: 89.8 to 72.1 million years ago during the Coniacian, Santonian and Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous in what is now the midwestern, southeastern and western United States.