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Introduction to Dinosaurs, Tuesday 1st Period
Cutter was rather nervous about class this week, he was finding it extremely hard to concentrate, every now and then he kept looking over at Connor and he was pacing a little as he got prepared to start the class.
“This week we’re going to be looking at the Pteranodon,” he finally began, trying to stay focused long enough to cover his part of the lecture, “the Pteranodon is a flying reptile that was found in North America as fossils in deposits and lived in the late cretaceous period, other fossils of the Pteranodon were found in rocks formed in substances found in marine life and these were found in locations such as Europe, South America and Asia,” he paused, chancing a glance over at Connor to indicate for him to continue the lecture.
Connor had been looking over at Cutter just then and gave a small nod, setting down the coffee cup he had been holding in his hand. “The Pteranodon had iconic cests and a large toothless bill which is where the name’s meaning “Toothless Bill” comes from. It is believed to be a fish eater, likely soaring over oceans and seas to catch fish by diving into the water. They had rather large wings compared to their overall body size, at more than 6 meters or 20 feet in many instances, with a body of around 7 t 8 feet. And due to that wingspan, it is believed they were gliders more than actual flyers. There have been over 1,000 specimens recovered since the first discovery in 1870 but it has been some time since a new specimen has been found.”
Connor looked back over at Cutter with a nod as he finished up to see if he had anything to add.
“The Pteranodon was believed to have been very pelican like in its behaviour,” Cutter nodded back as he took up the lecture, “based on the fossils that have been found in marine environments - that further support this theory,” he explained, “and it also likely that the Pteranodon took off from the water by facing into sea breeze with enough force to lift the reptile into the air with its wings spread,”
He paused, glancing at Connor again before turning back to the class, “for the rest of the lesson, I would like you to continue working on your worksheets, myself and … Mr. Temple will be around if you have any further questions,” he winced a bit at how formal that sounded, which he knew it was for class but it still hurt and just reminded him of how badly he had screwed all of this up.
“This week we’re going to be looking at the Pteranodon,” he finally began, trying to stay focused long enough to cover his part of the lecture, “the Pteranodon is a flying reptile that was found in North America as fossils in deposits and lived in the late cretaceous period, other fossils of the Pteranodon were found in rocks formed in substances found in marine life and these were found in locations such as Europe, South America and Asia,” he paused, chancing a glance over at Connor to indicate for him to continue the lecture.
Connor had been looking over at Cutter just then and gave a small nod, setting down the coffee cup he had been holding in his hand. “The Pteranodon had iconic cests and a large toothless bill which is where the name’s meaning “Toothless Bill” comes from. It is believed to be a fish eater, likely soaring over oceans and seas to catch fish by diving into the water. They had rather large wings compared to their overall body size, at more than 6 meters or 20 feet in many instances, with a body of around 7 t 8 feet. And due to that wingspan, it is believed they were gliders more than actual flyers. There have been over 1,000 specimens recovered since the first discovery in 1870 but it has been some time since a new specimen has been found.”
Connor looked back over at Cutter with a nod as he finished up to see if he had anything to add.
“The Pteranodon was believed to have been very pelican like in its behaviour,” Cutter nodded back as he took up the lecture, “based on the fossils that have been found in marine environments - that further support this theory,” he explained, “and it also likely that the Pteranodon took off from the water by facing into sea breeze with enough force to lift the reptile into the air with its wings spread,”
He paused, glancing at Connor again before turning back to the class, “for the rest of the lesson, I would like you to continue working on your worksheets, myself and … Mr. Temple will be around if you have any further questions,” he winced a bit at how formal that sounded, which he knew it was for class but it still hurt and just reminded him of how badly he had screwed all of this up.
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