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Pterosaurs included the largest flying animals ever to have lived. They are a clade of prehistoric archosaurian reptiles closely related to dinosaurs. Species among pterosaurs occupied several types of environments, which ranged from aquatic to forested. Below is a list that comprises the largest pterosaurs currently known. The smallest known pterosaur is ''Nemicolopterus'' with a wingspan of about . The specimen found may be a juvenile or a subadult, and adults may have been larger. ==Pterosaurs with largest wingspan== This is a list of pterosaurs with estimated maximum wingspan of greater than 5 metres (16 feet): # ''Hatzegopteryx thambema'' 10–11 m (33–36 ft) # ''Quetzalcoatlus northropi'' 10–11 m (33–36 ft) 〔 # ''Tropeognathus mesembrinus'' # ''Geosternbergia maysei'' # ''Arambourgiania philadelphiae'' 〔Pereda-Suberbiola, X., Bardet, N., Jouve, S., Iarochène, M., Bouya, B. and Amaghzaz, M. (2003). "A new azhdarchid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Morocco." In: Buffetaut, E. and Mazin, J.-M. (eds.), ''Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs''. Geological Society of London, Special Publications, 217. p.87〕 # ''Coloborhynchus capito'' # ''Moganopterus zhuiana'' # ''Pteranodon longiceps'' 〔 # ''Tupuxuara longicristatus'' 〔 〕 # ''Santanadactylus araripensis'' 〔Wellnhofer, P. (1991). ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs''. New York: Barnes and Noble Books. pp. 124. ISBN 0-7607-0154-7.〕 # ''Cearadactylus atrox'' 〔 # ''Caulkicephalus trimicrodon'' # ''Istiodactylus latidens'' 〔 # ''Lacusovagus magnificens'' # ''Liaoningopterus gui'' # ''Phosphatodraco mauritanicus'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pterosaur size」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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