Question

why did lord John want to capture pterodactyl to take back to England ​

Answer 1

Answer:

first of all professer challenger wanted to take the pterodatcly to England and he wanted to show the people proofs so that the can also belive in challenger so challenger asked lord John to capture the Pterodactly.

Explanation:

and the statement of the question is written wrong too

Answer 2

He was eager to capture because he thought it had diamonds.

• The question has been asked from the story The Lost World.
• Lord John explains why he was so fascinated by the blue clay in the volcanic pit one day.
• He had only seen comparable clay once before, in the De Beers Diamond Mine in Kimberley, and he was excited to investigate among the pterodactyls.
• He did locate diamonds there and was able to bring back a significant number, which he had then split with the others.