单词 | Pterodactylus |
例句 | New information on body size and cranial display structures of Pterodactylus antiquus, with a revision of the genus. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z The bat-like reconstruction of the Pterodactylus, as Cuvier called the fossil recognizing that in fact it was not a mammal, but a reptile, captured the imagination of other naturalists of the time. Early Paleoart: Of Prehistoric Monsters and Men 2012-10-15T21:15:00.293Z Pterodactyl was derived from a pterosaur called Pterodactylus – the first pterosaur ever found. What's in a Name? 2012-09-19T21:15:06.927Z Dave thinks that a number of small pterosaur specimens – interpreted by everyone else as juveniles of Pterodactylus and other taxa – are actually miniature adults. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z The short-tailed Pterodactylus described by Cuvier has the cerebral hemispheres very similar to those of a bird, but the relations of the hinder parts of the brain to each other are less clear. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z The Dragon-Flies found in the same deposits with the Pterodactylus were certainly not a game requiring so powerful a battery of attack. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 The best of modern prizes may be puny in comparison with those which caused distress to the giant molluscs of the age when the Ichthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus, and Pterodactylus were the aristocrats of the animal world. Tropic Days Basically, when Pterodactylus was first discovered, it became shorthand to describe all animals of that type as Pterodactyls, which is akin to calling all cats “tigers.” What's in a Name? 2012-09-19T21:15:06.927Z But if the thin post-frontal bone were absorbed, Pterodactylus would resemble birds. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z The orbits of the eyes are usually lateral, though their upper borders sometimes closely approximate, as in the woodpecker-like types from the Solenhofen Slate named Pterodactylus Kochi, now separated as another genus. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z That condition is seen in the short-tailed genera, such as Pterodactylus. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z It is slender in Pterodactylus, and is probably stronger relatively to the skull in Scaphognathus than in any other form. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z That condition is observed in Dimorphodon, but is not found in Pterodactylus. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z This is the condition in the little Pterodactylus longirostris and in the comparatively large Cycnorhamphus Fraasii, in which there is a slight median ridge along the upper surface of the arch of the vertebra. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z The aperture is always imperfectly defined in Pterodactylus, and is a relatively small vacuity compared with the long nostril. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z They appear, according to Professor Williston, to be more like the paddle-shaped bones of Pterodactylus than like the angular bones in Rhamphorhynchus. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z In the Pterodactylus longirostris the femur corresponds in length to about eleven dorsal vertebræ. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z In the Pterodactylus longirostris the number of foot bones on the ordinary digits is two, three, four, five, as in lizards; but the short fifth metatarsal has only two toe bones. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z In the species Pterodactylus scolopaciceps the number of bones in the toes follows the formula two, three, three, four. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z In the species of the genus Pterodactylus, the forward inclination of the quadrate bone recalls the Curlew, Snipe, and other birds. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z In Pterodactylus they are short and broad and few, placed for the most part towards the front of the jaws. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z The type which is most like Dimorphodon is the celebrated fossil at Bonn, sometimes called Pterodactylus crassirostris, which in a restored form, with a short tail, has been reproduced in many text-books. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z About fifteen different kinds of Pterodactyles have been described from the Solenhofen Slate, mostly referred to the genus Pterodactylus, which comprises forms with a large head and long snout. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z A great many different types have been referred to Pterodactylus Kochi, and it is probable that they may eventually be distinguished from each other. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z In Dimorphodon the malar bone is entirely removed from the quadrate, but in Pterodactylus it meets its articular end. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z Pterodactylus suevicus differs from the typical Pterodactyles in having a rounded, flattened under surface to the lower jaw, instead of the common condition of a sharp keel in the region of the symphysis. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z There are differences in the pelvis; for the anterior process of the ilium is very short, in comparison with its length in the genus Pterodactylus. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z The Pterodactylus suevicus has the neck vertebræ flat on the under side, and relatively short as compared with the more slender and narrower vertebræ of P. Fraasii. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z The short-tailed indicated by the name Pterodactylus he further divided into long-nosed and short-nosed. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z |
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