Editing Pterodactyl

{{species infobox
|title=Pterodactyl
|image=[[File:MKDDPterodactylModel.png|300px]]<br>Model from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
}}
'''Pterodactyls'''{{Ref needed}} are flying reptiles that have appeared in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. As in most pop culture, they most closely resemble ''{{wp|Pteranodon}}'' in ''Super Mario'' media and are associated with [[dinosaur]]s.

==History==
===''Mario's Time Machine''===
[[File:Pterodactyl MTMDX.png|frame|left]]
Pterodactyls appear in the PC version of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]''. It appears if [[Mario]] enters an incorrect time or date into the [[Timulator]], in which case he ends up in the [[Cretaceous Period]]. As soon as he arrives, the pterodactyl begins launching eggs at him, and the only way for Mario to return to the present is by catching enough of them in a basket. The number of eggs that he needs to catch depends on the difficulty that the game is set at. [[Bullet Bill]]s also attack Mario while he is catching them. After Mario catches enough eggs, he [[jump]]s onto the back of [[Yoshi]], who runs back to the present.

===''Diddy Kong Racing''===
[[File:DKR Pterodactyl model.png|thumb|Appearance in ''Diddy Kong Racing'']]
Pink pterodactyls appear as airborne obstacles in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', where they appear in [[Dino Domain]] courses. Due to being constantly in flight, they only pose an issue when flying a [[plane]]. They can also be seen in the ending when Wizpig is defeated the second time.

===''Mario Artist: Paint Studio''===
In ''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]'', a Pteranodon appears as one of the seven creatures the player can take a photo of in Dinosaur Land. The Pteranodon is one of two creatures in this world whose model is unlocked from the start.

===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===
Magenta pterodactyls can be seen flying through the sky of the [[Dino Dino Jungle]] track in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. They do not reappear in subsequent remakes of the track. 

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