Pterodaustro (meaning "south wing") was a pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Argentina. It had 500 pairs of elastic, bristle-like teeth in the lower jaw, similar to baleen whales.
Pterodaustro has a very elongated skull, up to 23.5 centimeters (9.25 inches) long. The portion in front of the eye sockets comprises 85% of skull length. The long snout and lower jaws curve strongly upwards; the tangent at the point of the snout is perpendicular to that of the jaw joint.
Pterodaustro probably waded in shallow water like flamingos, straining food with its tooth comb, a method called "filter feeding". Once it caught its food, Pterodaustro probably mashed it with the small, globular teeth present in its upper jaw.
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Games[]
Jurassic Park III: Park Builder[]
Pterodaustro can be created in Jurassic Park III: Park Builder.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (arcade game)[]
Pterodaustro appears in The Lost World: Jurassic Park arcade game. A flock of them are shown flying out of the area in Stage 1 as the mother Tyrannosaurus rex approaches.
Jurassic World: The Game[]
Pterodaustro is a VIP pterosaur in Jurassic World: The Game. However, Pterodaustro is much larger than its real life counterparts due to having Quetzalcoatlus animations. It is also deceipted as a fish-eater instead of a filter-feeder
Jurassic World: Primal Ops[]
Pterodaustro appears in the game as a rare pterosaur in the Pteranodon family in a recent update alongside Ostafrikasaurus, Polacanthus, Prenocephale, and Zupaysaurus.
