Another reptile group

Beyond dinosaurs

The 459 genera here shared the world with the dinosaurs. Some flew, some swam in the seas, and none of them was a dinosaur.

By group

Pterosaurs206 generaThe first vertebrates to truly fly, on wings of skin stretched from a hugely long fourth finger. They ranged from sparrow-sized to wingspans of more than 10 metres.
Plesiosaurs128 generaSea reptiles that swam with four large flippers, many with very long necks. Pliosaurs are a branch of the group with short necks and big heads, the top predators of their seas.
Ichthyosaurs81 generaDolphin-shaped sea reptiles: fast swimmers with huge eyes that gave birth to live young at sea instead of laying eggs on land.
Mosasaurs44 generaGiant sea lizards that ruled the oceans of the Late Cretaceous. The largest topped 10 metres, and they died out together with the dinosaurs.

The best known

Ranked by how often people around the world read their Wikipedia articles over the last 12 months, all groups together.

Quetzalcoatlus

AI image · 89%Pterosaur

Quetzalcoatlus

Mosasaurus

AI image · 100%Mosasaur

Mosasaurus

Pterodactylus

AI image · 89%Pterosaur

Pterodactylus

Pteranodon

AI image · 100%Pterosaur

Pteranodon

Hatzegopteryx

AI image · 90%Pterosaur

Hatzegopteryx

Tylosaurus

AI image · 100%Mosasaur

Tylosaurus

Liopleurodon

AI image · 100%Pliosaur

Liopleurodon

Plesiosaurus

AI image · 100%Plesiosaur

Plesiosaurus

Pliosaurus

Pliosaurus

Elasmosaurus

Elasmosaurus

Ichthyotitan

Ichthyotitan

Kronosaurus

Kronosaurus

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