During the time of the dinosaurs, flying reptiles called pterosaurs (pronounced tare-o-sores) flew in the sky.
Pterosaurs were not birds or dinosaurs, but a related group of reptiles.
They flew on wing membranes supported by one long finger.
Pterosaurs came in all sizes.
LittleAnurognathuswas the size of a small bird.
Pterodactyluslived in Germany about 150 million years ago, the same time thatBrontosaurusandStegosauruswere walking around North America.
It was about the size of a seagull, and like seagulls, it probably ate fish.
Many pterosaurs had bony crests on their heads.
For a long time, scientists thoughtPterodactylusdidnt have a crest.
Print out this templateand cut it out, then trace it twice onto a piece of Bristol board.
We like red or orange (the brighter, the better), but any color is fine.
Nobody knows what colour pterosaurs were!
Cut out your two pterosaur outlines.
Fold along the lines to make the wings and the legs stick out sideways.
Bend the wings in both directions to make them flap more easily.
This will be the rod you use to control the puppet.
Then glue the second cut-out to the first cut-out with the popsicle stick in between them.
Be careful not to glue the wings or the legs together!
Glue on a pair of googley eyes if you have them.
you’re able to also use markers or coloured pencils to decorate your pterosaur.
To puppeteer your pterosaur, hold the popsicle stick and bounce it up and down.
The wings will flap!
you’re free to even make a whole flock of pterosaurs!
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