Pterano

Do-Gooder
Full Name	Pterano
Alias(es)	Uncle Pterano Uncle
Origin	The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
Occupation	Petrie's uncle
Powers / Skills	Flight
Hobby	Looking for the Stone of Cold Fire along with Rinkus and Sierra (formerly)
Goals	Take over the Great Valley (formerly; failed) Find the Stone of Cold Fire
Family	Petrie's mother (sister) Petrie (nephew) Petrie's siblings (nephews and nieces)
Friends / Allies	Rinkus and Sierra (formerly), Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Spike, Grandma and Grandpa Longneck (briefly, when Pterano saved Littlefoot and his friends), Daddy Topps (briefly, when Pterano saved Littlefoot and his friends), Mama Swimmer (briefly, when Pterano saved Littlefoot and his friends), other dinosaurs from valley (briefly, when Pterano saved Littlefoot and his friends)
Enemies	Rinkus and Sierra, Littlefoot (formerly), Cera (formerly), Ducky (formerly), Spike (formerly), Mama Flyer (briefly), Grandma and Grandpa Longneck, Daddy Topps, Mama Swimmer, other dinosaurs from valley
Type of Hero	Redeemed Villain

“	I am a very important creature.	„
	~ Pterano

Pterano is the former secondary antagonist turned supporting protagonist of The Land Before Time Vll: The Stone of Cold Fire. He is the brother of Petrie's Mother, the uncle of Petrie and his siblings and Rinkus and Sierra's former boss.

He is voiced by Michael York.

In the TV show, Pterano was mentioned a few times. There was a rumour that Pterano was going to appear again in The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers, but he did not appear in that film.

Personality

At first, Pterano was shown to be self-absorbed and somewhat arrogant, but he is less aggressive and cruel than Rinkus and Sierra.

Despite being his actions, Pterano is more of an anti-hero rather than truly evil. He does good things such as saving Ducky from falling off a cliff, scolding his former henchmen, Rinkus and Sierra for being mean, violent and aggressive, feeling sorry for Ducky when she was lost and he also doesn't tolerate violence. In fact, he even reformed towards the end.

Heroic Acts

• It was implied that he does not tolerate violence.
• He scolds Rinkus and Sierra for being mean and aggressive.
• He tells Sierra to let Ducky go, stopping him from harming her.
• He saves Ducky from falling off a cliff.

Trivia

• Despite being Rinkus and Sierra's boss, Pterano is an anti-hero as he does good things despite doing bad things whereas Rinkus and Sierra were always villainous and they never did anything good. In fact, Pterano reformed while Rinkus and Sierra didn't reform so that means Rinkus and Sierra are worse than Pterano.
• In the tenth Land Before Time film, there was a pterosaur who resembles Pterano.