My most controversial opinion is that "pterodactyl" is a perfectly reasonable general term for pterosaurs.

"But I can't tell if you're referring to pterodactylus, pterodactyloids, or pterosaurs in general?!"

It means the third one. I guarantee that most people who use the word "pterodactyl" do not know about pterosaur cladistics, so it just means flappy prehistoric thing, and is therefore most reasonably interpretted as a catch-all term.

#pterosaurs #pterodactyls

A random artwork from my gallery:

"Caviramus Portrait" — 2022

Caviramus was a pterosaur from the Late Triassic of Switzerland. It had a rather special nose.

https://johnconway.art/caviramus_portrait

#Art #Paintings #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Pterodactyls #Pterosaurs

Sinbad faces off against pterosaurs near the coast of the lost continent of Lemuria!

#sinbad #arabiannights #middleeastern #pterodactyls #prehistoric #fantasy #art #digitalart

It's #PterosaurPtuesday, and I've got a new #painting for you: Anurognathus, Portrait of Bug Gobbler.

https://johnconway.art/anurognathus_portrait

#art #pterosaurs #pterodactyls