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===Season 2===
 
===Season 2===
It appeared again in "[[Weirdmageddon Part 1]]," possibly freed by [[Bill Cipher|Bill]]. It was seen biting off the "A" of the word "Mall" from the [[Gravity Falls Mall]] and flying away. Since McGucket supposedly ate the one encountered in "The Land Before Swine," it's possible this is another Pterodactyl.
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It appeared again in "[[Weirdmageddon Part 1]]," possibly freed by [[Bill Cipher|Bill]]. It was seen biting off the "A" of the word "Mall" from the [[Gravity Falls Mall]] and flying away. It's possible this is another Pterodactyl.
   
 
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The pterodactyl is a flying prehistoric creature.

History

In the opening theme, an image of the pterodactyl can be seen in a photo (though a later version replaces the image with one of Ford Pines).

Season 1

In "Land Before Swine," the pterodactyl, having escaped from a prison of tree sap, rips off the roof of a police car and flies away by the moon. The next day, it grabs and flies off with Waddles. The Pines family, Soos, and Old Man McGucket go after it. In the end, it was trapped with the other dinosaurs in the abandoned mines.

As reported in an article by Toby Determined, the pterodactyl has snatched sheep in the past. Also, it's implied the pterodactyl had abducted several local miners. Further evidence of human bones belonging to miners in the caves and in the pterodactyl nest suggest they were killed and eaten.

Season 2

It appeared again in "Weirdmageddon Part 1," possibly freed by Bill. It was seen biting off the "A" of the word "Mall" from the Gravity Falls Mall and flying away. It's possible this is another Pterodactyl.

Appearance

The pterodactyl has a large wingspan. It has two lizard-like eyes, a pointy skull, and a long beak with two sets of sharp teeth. It also has a short tail and sharp talons. A baby pterodactyl, which hatches from an egg in a nest, looks like a smaller version of the adult.

Abilities

The pterodactyl shows its strength when it lifts Stan and Waddles on its back easily into the air. It is able to rip a car roof off easily and take direct punches to the eye without its flying being affected. It is incapable of viewing objects in directly front of it. Its stamina shows its ability to fly or run on land for long time without showing exhaustion.

Sightings

Season 1

Season 2

Games

Trivia

  • It was animated by James Baxter, who also worked on the movie Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and was a guest star in an episode of Adventure Time dedicated to him: "James Baxter the Horse."   
  • There is also a fake pterosaur, in the Mystery Shack.
  • The characters consider the pterodactyl as a species of "dinosaur" despite the fact that pterosaurs are not dinosaurs at all (though closely related), they are flying reptiles.
  • Despite the creature being called a "pterodactyl," "Pteranodon" is the correct term. "Pterodactyl" is an informal term the public uses to describe Pterosaurs.[2]
    • Even though it closely resembles a Pteranodon, it has a few features that the real one didn't have, such as teeth, grasping feet like an eagle, and a disproportionately large egg similar to a kiwi's.
    • It should be noted "pterodactyl" can also be a term for any member of the Pterodactyloidea suborder of pterosaurs. Since the creature shares similar traits with pterodactyloids namely the short tail, calling it a "pterodactyl" would technically be accurate.

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