Stephanie Kit Gurgel
2D/3D Creature Artist
Pteranodon Longiceps
Pteranodon
Meaning “toothless wing”
Order: Pterosauria
Suborder: Pterodactyloidea
Family: Pteranodontidae
Time Period: Santonian (Late Cretaceous) -- about 86-84.5 million years ago
Location: Present-day United States, mostly central and southeastern US
Length: 5.6 meters / 18 ft (Male), 3.8 meters / 12 ft (Female)
Weight: 20-93 kg / 44-205 lbs (uncertain)
Diet: Piscivore
Although this piece looks relatively simple, I actually found it one of the most difficult creatures to draw. Pterosaur anatomy is very unique and unlike any modern-day animals'. I plan on studying it further and re-making this drawing one day.
