AMNH Pterosaur Starter Deck
2014 – (See Cards | Deck Info | Download | Purchase)…
This deck uses images and information from the vast collections of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, especially the 2014 special exhibition Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs. The game consists of 38 different cards, includes “extinct” organisms, and utilizes a simplified version of the game to compensate for unavailable facts.
Dragonfly
Anisoptera infraorderEXTANT | 2 POINTS
Play: FLIGHT of 1.
Dragonflies are among the fastest and most ancient flying insects in the world!
Water Strider
Gerridae FamilyEXTANT | 3 POINTS
Play: MOVE of 1.
The water strider’s long and slender legs, with several thousand hairs, enable them to walk on water.
Lycoptera
LycopteraEXTINCT | 2 POINTS
Play: MOVE of 1.
Fossils of these freshwater fish have been found in large groups, suggesting they congregated in sandbars.
Ischyodus
IschyodusEXTINCT | 2 POINTS
Play: MOVE of 1.
The long spine attached to the dorsal fin of the Ischyodus may have been venomous.
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri
Rhamphorhynchus muensteriEXTINCT | 4 POINTS
Play: FLIGHT of 1.
Rhamphorhynchus means “beak snout.” This pterosaur has been found in Germany. It had a very long tail, and its long needle-like teeth helped it catch fish over open water.
Pterodactylus antiquus
Pterodactylus antiquusEXTINCT | 4 POINTS
Play: FLIGHT of 1.
These were the first pterosaurs ever to be identified, found in 1784 by the German scientist Cosimo Alessandro Collini for the wonder cabinet he curated.