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Knowledge and see what we can find out. I also liked the pop culture references being there, I thought it was interesting information and it actually aided in helping to explain things to my son. My personal opinion is that the entry, just as it is, is a good tool for parents to help explain questions about pterosaur/pterodactyl/pteranodon to children. Knowledge is such a great tool for parents and children to use together, our family will be making regular yearly donations to help support it.
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I found this entry very useful. My 3 yr old is quite into dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures and has a few pterosaur toys. One is labeled a pterodactyl and the other a pteranodon, yet they both look like the same creature. That made us both wonder what the differences were and if one toy was
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At present this entry consists of a short and random list of pop culture trivia. I seriously doubt anyone would find this atticle useful, since there are thousands of comics, tv shows, toys, video games, etc that feature pterodactyls or pterodactyl-like creatures. I plan on making this page a
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