Aerodactyl

Aerodactyl (プテラ Ptera) is a /-type Pokémon, and is a Fossil Pokémon. Not found in the wild, and with no other evolutionary forms, it is only obtainable by resurrecting it from Old Amber. In Gold, Silver, and Crystal, you can receive an Aerodactyl from a person on Route 14 by trading them a Chansey.

Appearance
Aerodactyl is from the prehistoric age, and because of this its name and physical characteristics are based on that of a pterodactyl.

Name Origin
Its name is composed of two parts; "aero", meaning related to the atmosphere, and "dactyl", the second part of the name Pteradactyl.

Trivia

 * It is the only fossilized Pokemon that does not have any evolutions.
 * In the games, it is one of the two Pokemon Lance has that is not a -type, the other being Gyarados.