Pteranodon longiceps
Cretaceous
Pteranodon is one of the most famous pterosaurs, having appeared in movies such as King Kong. Its name means “wing without tooth” and its fossils have been found in western Kansas. Scientists think it may have dived for fish. Point Value: 5 Flight: 2.
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Not birds or even dinosaurs! Pterosaurs were flying reptiles, the first and largest vertebrates to fly under their own power. You can explore animals and plants that lived during the Mesozoic Era when you challenge your friends to this pterosaurs card game! This card is part of a deck co-designed by youth in the #scienceFTW program at […] read more
Dsungaripterus weii
Cretaceous
Dsungaripterus was first found in China in the Junggar Basin. Its jaw was not designed to catch and eat fish, but rather to dig up clams along the beach and crush them with large flat teeth. Point Value: 5 Flight: 2.
Graphic by AMNH's #scienceFTWamnh.org
Not birds or even dinosaurs! Pterosaurs were flying reptiles, the first and largest vertebrates to fly under their own power. You can explore animals and plants that lived during the Mesozoic Era when you challenge your friends to this pterosaurs card game! This card is part of a deck co-designed by youth in the #scienceFTW program at […] read more
Pterodactylus antiquus
Jurassic
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. Point Value: 4 Flight: 1.
Graphic by AMNH's #scienceFTWamnh.org
Not birds or even dinosaurs! Pterosaurs were flying reptiles, the first and largest vertebrates to fly under their own power. You can explore animals and plants that lived during the Mesozoic Era when you challenge your friends to this pterosaurs card game! This card is part of a deck co-designed by youth in the #scienceFTW program at […] read more
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri
Jurassic 
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. Point Value: 4 Flight: 1.
Graphic by AMNH's #scienceFTWamnh.org
Not birds or even dinosaurs! Pterosaurs were flying reptiles, the first and largest vertebrates to fly under their own power. You can explore animals and plants that lived during the Mesozoic Era when you challenge your friends to this pterosaurs card game! This card is part of a deck co-designed by youth in the #scienceFTW program at […] read more
Dimorphodon Macronyx
Jurassic
Dimorphodon was discovered near Lyme Regis, England, on what is now called the Jurassic Coast. Dimorphodon means “two-form tooth,” which refers to the fact that it had two distinct types of teeth in its jaw—a rarity among reptiles. Its second name, Macronyx, refers to its large claws. Point Value: 5 Flight: 2.
Graphic by AMNH's #scienceFTWamnh.org
Not birds or even dinosaurs! Pterosaurs were flying reptiles, the first and largest vertebrates to fly under their own power. You can explore animals and plants that lived during the Mesozoic Era when you challenge your friends to this pterosaurs card game! This card is part of a deck co-designed by youth in the #scienceFTW program at […] read more
Scientific insight
Event Card
DARWIN DECK BETA
PLAY: Can be played at the beginning of a TURN. Does not count as an ACTION.
EFFECT: Player can PICK UP 2 extra cards and have 5 ACTIONS for this one TURN.
Graphic by David Ng
Human influence
Event Card
DARWIN DECK BETA
PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card, and then discard.
EFFECT: The played SPECIES card is discarded immediately.
Graphic by David Ng
Rough Seas
Event Card
DARWIN DECK BETA
PLAY: can be played immediately for below effect and then discarded.
EFFECT: All other players miss their TURN.
Graphic by David Ng
Glyptodon
Glyptodon
DARWIN DECK BETA | 4 POINTS
• Glyptodon has a MOVE of 2 and is EXTINCT
• Buenos Aires and Port Famine
Cool, Warm
Graphic by David Ng
Glyptodon (Greek for “grooved or carved tooth”) was a large, armored mammal of the family Glyptodontidae, a relative of armadillos that lived during the Pleistocene epoch. It was roughly the same size and weight as aVolkswagen Beetle, though flatter in shape. With its rounded, bony shell and squat limbs, it superficially resembled turtles, and the much earlier dinosaurian ankylosaur, as an example of the convergent evolution of […] read more