The mystery of the unexplained Pteranodon Photo

[Dalia]

This is a real picture, but is it a hoax?

Pteranodon is a genus of pterosaurs that included some of the largest known flying reptiles. They held a wingspan of over 6 meters (20 ft) and existed in North America, specifically present day Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota.

 

[Fenton Lum]

Gotta be fake, bible says the earth ain't that old, halleluiah.

 

[ABikerSailor]

You know, there have been a couple of examples of prehistoric critters being found as still existing.

One of those "living fossils" was a celocanth fish they found in the ocean.

 

[BlackFlag]

And then there was this early painting by the ancient Mesopotamians:

 

[Dalia]

Hello,
Othniel Charles Marsh In May 1871, uncovered the first pterosaur fossils found in America.
Civil war April 12 1861 - May 9 1865 ( by proclamation )