Almost everything you know about pterosaurs is wrong. They weren't birds, they weren't flying dinosaurs and they weren't all pterodactyls. Which makes this a great episode for you to learn some new and amazing stuff about terrifying prehistoric beasts!
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# Pterosaurs: The Flying Reptiles You've Been Calling Pterodactyls
Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating world of pterosaurs, those massive winged reptiles that soared through the skies during the age of dinosaurs—except they weren't actually dinosaurs at all. They untangle the many misconceptions surrounding these creatures, from why calling them all pterodactyls is wrong to how their hollow bones and powerful forearms made flight possible for animals the size of fighter jets. You'll learn about the weird and wonderful variety of pterosaur species, their surprisingly sophisticated flight abilities, and why paleontologists studying them are apparently obsessed with arguing with each other.
*batteries not included
1987
PG
1h 47m
★ 6.7
"Could look kind of cool, like the little UFOs in Batteries Not Included. Remember those? — Chuck compares tiny pterosaurs to the UFOs from Batteries Not Included as a reference to how they might look."
— Chuck
Beyond Jurassic Park
2001
1h 58m
★ 6.8
"Saw the same thing in Jurassic Park 3 in 2001, right? — Josh uses Jurassic Park 3 as an example of a modern film that still depicts pterosaurs similarly to the 1933 King Kong."
— Josh
Cocoon
1985
PG-13
1h 57m
★ 6.6
"It was basically Cocoon, but set in a tenement and with UFOs rather than the actual aliens. — Josh describes Batteries Not Included as similar to Cocoon in plot structure but with different setting and characters."
— Josh
Jurassic Park
1993
2h 7m
★ 8.0
"If you've seen a movie, like Jurassic Park, and you saw what you thought was a pterodactyl. — Josh references Jurassic Park as an example of a movie audiences may have seen pterosaurs in and mistakenly called them pterodactyls."
— Josh
King Kong
1933
1h 40m
★ 7.6
"You saw it in King Kong in 1933. — Josh references King Kong as an example of a movie featuring a pteranodon (misidentified as a pterodactyl) that audiences have seen."
— Josh
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995
★ 7.6
"Or David Cross in the Titanic segment on Mr. Show. — Josh references a Titanic segment from Mr. Show to describe pterosaur legs as tiny and withered."
— Josh
Titanic
1997
3h 14m
★ 7.9
"Or David Cross in the Titanic segment on Mr. Show. — Titanic is referenced indirectly through a Mr. Show comedy sketch parodying the film."
— Josh
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