Fold an origami pterosaur

Make a paper pterosaur that shows off some of their extreme adaptations: big heads, long jaws, crests and, of course, those amazing wings. You’ll need a square piece of paper to get started. Click the links below to download instructions.

12-step pterosaur (designed by Nick Robinson)

25-step pterosaur (designed by Fernando Gilgado Gomez)

CAREER CONNECTION:
“The cool thing about origami is that it is a very mathematical art...You can do things with pure art, you can do things with pure math, but if you put them together, you get far more satisfying results than either one alone.” - Robert Lang, physicist and origami artist

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