Changes: Pterodactyl

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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 USS Enterprise 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. (TAS: "Once Upon a Planet")

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 pteranodon, and the long-tailed one on the right seems to be an earlier, Jurassic species, possibly the ramphorynchus.

A model of a creature closely resembling a pterodactyl was on display at the Museum of Kyrian Heritage. (VOY: "Living Witness")

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

External link

Pterodactyl at Wikipedia

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+A '''pterodactyl''' was a type of [[reptile]]. They were sharp-teethed, had a distinct shriek, and were capable of stationary hovering in the air.
-[[Image:Pterodactyl TAS.jpg|thumb|A pterodactyl on the Amusement Park planet.]]
-A '''pterodactyl''' was a flying [[reptile]] that lived on the [[planet]] [[Earth]] millions of years ago.  It coexisted with [[dinosaur]]s.
-In [[2269]], an [[away team]] from the {{ShipClass|Constitution}} [[starship]] [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] encountered artificial physical manifestations of a group of pterodactyls on the [[Shore Leave Planet]]. They were the first indication that the planet's [[computer]] was malfunctioning and creating simulations which it was not meant to. ({{TAS|Once Upon a Planet}})
+In [[2269]], a [[landing party]] from the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} encountered several [[Artificial pterodactyl 001|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]]. ({{TAS|Once Upon a Planet}})
+==Background==
-{{bginfo|Two species of pterosaur were seen in the episode. The crested, tailless one on the left appears to be a Cretaceous period ''Pteranodon'', and the long-tailed one on the right seems to be an earlier, Jurassic species.}}
+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 ''{{w|pteranodon}}'', and the long-tailed one on the right seems to be an earlier, Jurassic species, possibly the ''{{w|ramphorynchus}}''.
+A model of [[Unnamed non-humanoids (unknown era)#Kyrian museum exhibits|a creature]] closely resembling a pterodactyl was on display at the [[Museum of Kyrian Heritage]]. ({{VOY|Living Witness}})
-==Types==
-*[[Ba'ku pterodactyl]]
+A picture of what appeared to be a [[Ba'ku pterodactyl|pterodactyl-like creature]] was created for a book to be featured in {{film|9}}, but was not seen on screen.
-*[[Kyrian pterodactyl]]
+<gallery>
+File:Pterodactyl, Distant origin.jpg|pterodactyl-like animal at the Museum of Kyrian Heritage
+File:Baku bookpage.jpg|Ba'ku book with pterodactyl
+</gallery>
+==See also==
 *[[Vorian pterodactyl]]
-==External Links==
+== External link ==
-*{{wikipedia|Pterodactyl}}
+* {{wikipedia}}
 [[de:Pterosaurier]]
-[[Category:Animals]]
+[[Category:Earth animals]]
+[[Category:Deleted and unused material in background]]