"So peculiar and strange is the structure of these animals, that the first specimen discovered was classed by one naturalist as a bird, by another as a species of bat, and by yet a third as a flying reptile." — Goodrich, 1844

Pterodactyle skeleton

"So peculiar and strange is the structure of these animals, that the first specimen discovered was classed…

The skull of the pterodactyle.

Pterodactyle Skull

The skull of the pterodactyle.

The wing skeleton of the pterodactyle.

Pterodactyle Wing

The wing skeleton of the pterodactyle.