Pterodactyl

This article is about the Pterodactyl from Gravity Falls. For the antagonists from The Good Dinosaur, see Pterodactyls.

Pterodactyl
Background information
Shows	Gravity Falls
Animators	James Baxter
Voice	Dee Bradley Baker
Character information
Status	Active

The Pterodactyl (also known as a Pterodactylus) is a flying prehistoric reptile that appears in Gravity Falls. It was preserved in tree sap millions of years ago underneath the town of Gravity Falls, Oregon before emerging in modern day.

Role in the series

In the opening theme, a picture of the pterodactyl can be seen in a photo.

In "Land Before Swine", the pterodactyl abducts Waddles from his owner Mabel Pines. The Pines family and Old Man McGucket go after him. It can also be seen ripping off the roof of the cop car and flying by the moon.

As reported in an article by Toby Determined, the pterodactyl snatched sheep in the past. Also, Toby Determined has reported that the pterodactyl had abducted several local miners. This is proven by the human bones and miner helmets found in the pterodactyl's nest.

The Pterodactyl makes a cameo in "Weirdmageddon Part 1" where it is seen biting one of the letters off from the mall sigh before flying away.

Trivia

• It was partly animated by James Baxter, former animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios.
• The name "pterodactyl" is not the correct term for the animal, it is actually "pteranodon".
• There is also a fake pterosaur in the Mystery Shack.

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Media Gravity Falls (soundtrack) • Disney Super Speedway • Mystery Shack Attack • Rumble's Revenge • Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition • Legend of the Gnome Gemulets • Lost Legends Characters Dipper Pines • Mabel Pines • Grunkle Stan • Ford Pines • Soos Ramirez • Wendy Corduroy • Waddles • Bill Cipher • Sheriff Blubs • Deputy Durland • Manly Dan • Old Man McGucket • Tate McGucket • Gideon Gleeful • Robbie Valentino • Candy Chiu • Grenda • Pacifica Northwest • Preston Northwest • Priscilla Northwest • Ergman Bratsman • Blendin Blandin • Bud Gleeful • Lazy Susan • Mr. Poolcheck • Paper Jam Dipper • Rumble McSkirmish • Summerween Trickster • Toby Determined • Shandra Jimenez • Tyrone • Tyler Cutebiker • Dipper Clones • Tambry • Melody • Mayor Befufftlefumpter • Thompson • Nate • Lee • Gabe Bensen • Gnomes • Gompers • Lilliputtians • Sergei • Pa and Ma Duskerton • Manotaurs • Gobblewonker • Xyler and Craz • Wax figures • Multi-Bear • Quentin Trembley • Cheekums • Mermando • Aoshima • Pterodactyl • Abuelita • Mrs. Gleeful • The Undead • Shape Shifter • Agent Powers • Agent Trigger • .GIFfany • Sprott • Lolph and Dundgren • Time Baby • Greg and Janice Valentino • Love God • Marius von Fundshauser • Ghost of Northwest Manor • Blind Ivan • Justin Kerprank • Probabilitor the Annoying • Celestabellebethabelle • Darlene • Unnamed old woman in pink • Unnamed old woman in purple Episodes Season One: Tourist Trapped • The Legend of the Gobblewonker • Headhunters • The Hand That Rocks the Mabel • The Inconveniencing • Dipper vs. Manliness • Double Dipper • Irrational Treasure • The Time Traveler's Pig • Fight Fighters • Little Dipper • Summerween • Boss Mabel • Bottomless Pit! • The Deep End • Carpet Diem • Boyz Crazy • Land Before Swine • Dreamscaperers/Gideon Rises Season Two: Scary-oke • Into the Bunker • The Golf War • Sock Opera • Soos and the Real Girl • Little Gift Shop of Horrors • Society of the Blind Eye • Blendin's Game • The Love God • Northwest Mansion Mystery • Not What He Seems • A Tale of Two Stans • Dungeons, Dungeons, & More Dungeons • The Stanchurian Candidate • The Last Mabelcorn • Roadside Attraction • Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future • Weirdmageddon Locations The Mystery Shack • Tent of Telepathy • Underground laboratory • Gravity Falls • Gravity Falls Forest • Northwest Manor • Lake Gravity Falls • Gravity Falls Pool • Gravity Falls Cemetery • Dusk 2 Dawn • Summerween Superstore • Scuttlebutt Island • Mystery Mountain • Fearamid Objects Journal 1 • Journal 2 • Journal 3 • Smile Dip • Pitt Cola • Height-altering crystals • Crystal Flashlight • Cloning Copy Machine • Cackling Skulls • Jack O' Melons • Soos' pick-up truck • Wax Stan • Stanmobile • Electron Carpet • Tape Measure Time Machine • Memory Gun • Mystic Amulet • Universe Portal • Grappling hook • The Author's Laptop • Nathaniel Northwest's Statue • Infinity-sided Dice • Time Cuffs • Shacktron Songs Gravity Falls Title Theme • Disco Girl • Li'l Ol' Me • The Lamby Lamby Dance • Homework's Wack • Mabel's the Boss Now • Stan Wrong Song • Don't Start Un-Believing • Training Mix • Mabel Girl • Taking Over Midnight • We'll Meet Again • It's Gonna Get Weird