Two life-sized reconstructions of Pteranodon longiceps -- a giant, extinct flying reptile -- soared through the Atrium of the Canadian Museum of Nature.

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Pteranodon longiceps

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Life-sized models of two Pteranodon longiceps suspended in the Atrium of the Canadian Museum of Nature.

Before the renovations in the Atrium of the Canadian Museum of Nature, aerial competition for prey resembles a ballet. The two Pteranodon longiceps compete for the fish (Enchodus sp.) that one of them caught. These species lived for 85 million years in what is now North America.

A life-sized model of Pteranodon longiceps.

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