Talk:Aerodactyl (Pokémon)

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Edit request

Swap the image in the anime section (Aerodactyl anime.jpg) with DP017.png so the jpg can be deleted. Thanks! UltimateSephiroth ^{(about me · chat · edits)} 11:53, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Fossil Images

The images of the fossil Aerodactyl are all the same pose as the Aerodactyl sprite for that game, except for FRLG, in which it takes the pose of the RSE sprite. Notable?--Gou 21:32, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Dream world

I just befriended a Aerodactyl in the Dream World in 'windswept sky' should it be noted it's catchable in the dream world? ChromeVoid42 18:48, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Trivia

In the Trivia section it mentions all the other pokemon that have no other evolutionary relatives, but herracross is not mentioned, and to my knowledge herracross does not evolve and nothing evolves into himColourHidden (talk) 01:15, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

Generation I Pokémon. Heracross is a Generation II Pokémon. --Abcboy (talk) 01:47, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

Aerodactylus

I am suprised that no on has jumped on this already, but this year a pterosaur was named after this Pokémon. The animal is called Aerodactylus scolopaciceps and was published in the online journal PLoS ONE by Vidovic and Martill. Surely this warrants mention in the article, perhaps in the trivia section.

Reference: Vidovic, S. U.; Martill, D. M. (2014). "Pterodactylus scolopaciceps Meyer, 1860 (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from the Upper Jurassic of Bavaria, Germany: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny". PLoS ONE 9 (10). - unsigned comment from Tomozaurus (talk • contribs)

Mega Aerodactyl

Should it be mentioned that promotional materials, like the X/Y website, suggest that "some scientists" think Mega Aerodactyl is what Aerodactyl looked like before becoming a fossil and subsequently being revived?- unsigned comment from Me, Hurray! (talk • contribs)

Sorry, forgot to sign. Me, Hurray! (talk) 18:51, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

It's already in the biology section.--ForceFire 03:44, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

Jurassic Park Influence

I had previously added some time ago that Aerodactyl's method of revival is likely based on Jurassic Park. For those unfamiliar with the series, the scientists clone dinosaurs by retrieving dinosaur blood from mosquitos preserved in amber. Aerodactyl's method of revival differs from Kabuto and Omanyte, for no reason at all if this reference is not deliberate, and the artwork for the Old Amber in Gen I depicts an insect preserved in it.

The reason the reference was removed was because it was deemed speculation, and the staff member who removed it claimed the Wiki attempts to avoid references to copyrighted works. I find both reasons simply do not hold up to common editing practices, especially since a lot of Origin sections are rife with speculation. Interesting speculation, but speculation. In the meantime we have references to Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee/Japanese martial artists, famous psychics with the Abra line, Ghengis Khan, and the Loch Ness Monster, to say nothing of how many myths, religions and legends Pokemon takes influences from. I don't think it's that much of a stretch to connect the dots and deduce the design reason why Aerodactyl is revived by DNA preserved in amber instead of from a fossil. Drake Clawfang (talk) 12:17, 12 August 2016 (UTC)