| 单词 | pterosaur |
| 例句 | It experimented with gesture-based technology in a temporary pterosaur exhibit that opened in 2014: visitors were able to flap their arms as if they were wings and see the pterosaur onscreen respond in kind. No Touch, No Hands-On Learning, for Now, as Museums Try to Reopen 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The site was remarkable for what it reveals about how pterosaurs lived. Stunning fossil eggs provide insight on ancient flying reptiles 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z This is more true of pterosaur remains than of those of many other dinosaur-age creatures because their bones were so fragile. Exhibition Review: Natural History Museum Explores the Wonders of Pterosaurs 2014-04-10T14:00:02Z The site indicates pterosaurs lived in large colonies, in this case nesting near the lake and burying eggs in moist sand to prevent them from becoming desiccated, Wang said. Stunning fossil eggs provide insight on ancient flying reptiles 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z In the 1940s a German biologist fashioned a mechanical model of a pterosaur from balsa wood, wire, tissue paper and a rubber-band motor, and flew it at a professional conference. Exhibition Review: Natural History Museum Explores the Wonders of Pterosaurs 2014-04-10T14:00:02Z And, of course, whatever is now known or guessed about pterosaurs is also the result of extraordinary accidents: fragile fossils haphazardly surviving the earth’s digestive processes. Exhibition Review: Natural History Museum Explores the Wonders of Pterosaurs 2014-04-10T14:00:02Z In one set, by moving your hand above sensors, you manipulate the wings of a pterosaur on a giant screen. Exhibition Review: Natural History Museum Explores the Wonders of Pterosaurs 2014-04-10T14:00:02Z The pellet presents just a slightly more extreme version of how many pterosaur fossils are found. Exhibition Review: Natural History Museum Explores the Wonders of Pterosaurs 2014-04-10T14:00:02Z The appearance of similar characteristics in creatures that are not closely related, like the wings of birds, bats and the extinct flying reptiles called pterosaurs, is called convergent evolution. Hard-headed: prehistoric Texas reptile boasted bony domed skull 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z In one sense, pterosaurs are quite familiar: Any image of the dinosaur age shows them ruling the skies. Exhibition Review: Natural History Museum Explores the Wonders of Pterosaurs 2014-04-10T14:00:02Z “It is assured and elegant, like a bird,” he wrote of a pterosaur in flight, “and not at all reminiscent of bats.” Exhibition Review: Natural History Museum Explores the Wonders of Pterosaurs 2014-04-10T14:00:02Z "This is definitely the most important pterosaur site ever found," said paleontologist Zhonghe Zhou, director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology. Stunning fossil eggs provide insight on ancient flying reptiles 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z A new fossil, described Wednesday in the journal Nature, provides an elusive glimpse of a group of reptiles most closely related to pterosaurs. Clue to Pterosaur Origins Found in Fossil of Flightless ‘Rabbit Reptile’ 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Famous past denizens include giant crocodiles, pterosaurs the size of small airplanes, a bevy of dinosaurs known from tracks and bones and a Serengeti’s worth of ancient mammals. A Fossil Dream as Big as Texas 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z As it turns out, well-preserved pterosaur fossils are difficult to find. The oldest pterosaur ever was just discovered; it's 107 million years old 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z The closest relatives of dinosaurs were pterosaurs, which flew like bats with membranes stretching from their hands to their sides. How Did Birds First Take Off? 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Earth became a dark, noxious landscape of dead vegetation littered with charred carcasses of dinosaurs, pterosaurs and other creatures. The biggest extinction event in the planet’s history is happening again — in Santa Cruz 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The illustration shows pterosaurs, which resemble large modern birds with long necks, long beaks, and bat-like wings. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Just two other vertebrate groups have achieved powered flight - the flying reptiles called pterosaurs and birds, both appearing way before bats. Oldest-known bat skeletons shed light on evolution of flying mammals 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Researchers from Australia have confirmed pterosaur bones that are 107 million years old, the oldest set of pterosaur bones known to the fossil record. The oldest pterosaur ever was just discovered; it's 107 million years old 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Paleontologists have found these air sacs in flying reptiles called pterosaurs, in theropod dinosaurs such as Allosaurus, and in long-necked dinosaurs, including Diplodocus. Dinosaurs' Air Sacs Evolved Many Times and Let Them Take Over the World 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z “Only in pterosaurs do we see something like the birdlike condition,” she said. What Sounds Did Dinosaurs Make? 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z About 250 million years ago, archosaurs radiated into the dinosaurs and the pterosaurs. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, the very first pterosaur fossil ever described comes from this region. Never-before-seen jurassic mix between flamingo and whale unearthed 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z They were able to confirm discovery of the first ever juvenile pterosaur in Australia — bones that are . . . believed to be 107 million years old. The oldest pterosaur ever was just discovered; it's 107 million years old 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Ornithischians, another dinosaur group that includes Triceratops, as well as some pterosaurs followed one or the other brain equation, depending on the species. Some dinos may have been as brainy as modern primates, controversial study argues 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Eroding out of the area’s wave-battered limestone cliffs are the inhabitants of a tropical sea from 200 million years ago, including squidlike ammonites, pterosaurs, and a slew of marine reptiles, including ichthyosaurs and long-necked plesiosaurs. Long-lost ‘sea dragon’ replicas unearthed in museum collections 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Archosauria branches into Crocodilia, pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and birds. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "These small hooks would have been used to catch the tiny shrimp the pterosaur likely fed on — making sure they went down its throat and weren't squeezed between the teeth." Never-before-seen jurassic mix between flamingo and whale unearthed 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z In addition, they were able to confirm discovery of the first ever juvenile pterosaur in Australia — bones that are, as with the other pterosaur discovered, believed to be 107 million years old. The oldest pterosaur ever was just discovered; it's 107 million years old 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z A new analysis of a cache of fossils may have identified the earliest pterosaur relatives — who lived not in trees but on the ground. Your Thursday Briefing 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Megan Jacobs, a paleontologist studying ichthyosaurs at the University of Portsmouth, highlights the 2018 fire that devastated the National Museum of Brazil, which destroyed a cache of prized pterosaur fossils, as a worst case scenario. Long-lost ‘sea dragon’ replicas unearthed in museum collections 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z "This animal now provides a lot of information about what the precursors of pterosaurs looked like." Scottish fossil revealed to be pterodactyl ancestor 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Few creatures were built to soar like pterosaurs. Fossils Reveal Pterosaur Ancestors Before They Evolved Wings 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z These are not the only notable pterosaur discoveries in recent years. The oldest pterosaur ever was just discovered; it's 107 million years old 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Direct physical evidence of this technique has been elusive, but now a small pterosaur from the Jurassic rocks of Germany is helping solve the mystery. Little Pterosaur Could Have ‘Pole-Vaulted’ into Flight from the Water 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The pterosaurs, the first vertebrate group to take flight, like the dinosaurs and mammals, start small in the Triassic. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z But they piqued the palaeontologist's interest because they date to a murky and critical point in the fossil record - about 10 million years before the first fossil pterosaurs. Scottish fossil revealed to be pterodactyl ancestor 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Eventually pterosaurs the size of small planes would take to the sky, pushing the boundaries of animal aviation. Fossils Reveal Pterosaur Ancestors Before They Evolved Wings 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Previous pterosaur skin discoveries had only included melanosomes with the same shapes, meaning they either had the same color or were given varying hues through other chemicals in their skin. The oldest pterosaur ever was just discovered; it's 107 million years old 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z These structures offer the first physical evidence that pterosaurs could take off using quad launch, he says; until now the best evidence came from biomechanical models of skeletons. Little Pterosaur Could Have ‘Pole-Vaulted’ into Flight from the Water 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The pterosaurs grew and diversified in the Jurassic, and another notable arial organism developed and thrived in the Jurassic: birds. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Fossils show that many dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs sported feather and featherlike body coverings. Did fuzzy coats help dinosaurs survive one of Earth’s worst extinctions? 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z “The oldest pterosaur we have already had wings and were capable fliers,” said Davide Foffa, a paleontologist at Virginia Tech, which makes it difficult to chart their aerial evolution. Fossils Reveal Pterosaur Ancestors Before They Evolved Wings 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The 2022 finding was the first to confirm that pterosaurs had multiple colors in their skin. The oldest pterosaur ever was just discovered; it's 107 million years old 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z The skin impressions along the arms suggest that, when folded, the pterosaur's wings could help the reptile push off from the water's surface. Little Pterosaur Could Have ‘Pole-Vaulted’ into Flight from the Water 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The dinosaur inhabited a lagoon environment also populated by various plant-eating dinosaurs and flying reptiles called pterosaurs. Europe's largest meat-eating dinosaur found on Isle of Wight 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Their conclusions, published on Wednesday in the journal Nature, confirmed that many dinosaurs as well as their winged relatives, the pterosaurs, were ancestrally warm-blooded. Dinosaurs Started Out Hot, Then Some of Them Turned Cold 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z For decades, paleontologists have postulated that the earliest pterosaurs dwelled in trees and experimented with gliding before flying. Fossils Reveal Pterosaur Ancestors Before They Evolved Wings 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Similarly a 2021 study in the scientific journal "Current Biology" transformed our understanding of pterosaurs by revealing the existence of a so-called "monkeydactyl" — a pterosaur with the equivalent of opposable thumbs. The oldest pterosaur ever was just discovered; it's 107 million years old 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z But pterosaurs had different proportions and would have behaved differently, says University of Edinburgh pterosaur researcher Natalia Jagielska, who was not involved in the new study. Little Pterosaur Could Have ‘Pole-Vaulted’ into Flight from the Water 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z This means that a wide range of iconic dinosaurs were warm-blooded: Velociraptors and tyrannosaurus rexes were theropods, pterodactyls and so-called "monkeydactyls" were pterosaurs, triceratopses and stegosauruses were ornithischia, and brontosauruses and brachiosauruses were sauropods. Were dinosaurs warm- or cold-blooded? New study settles an old debate 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Anning collected fossils from the area’s rich deposits in the early 1800s, identifying the first known ichthyosaur and England’s first pterosaur. News at a glance: Judge suspends dog facility, Australia pledges climate action, and NIH pursues antivirals 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, the researchers reanalyzed a cache of fossils and concluded that the earliest pterosaur relatives were off to a running start long before they took off. Fossils Reveal Pterosaur Ancestors Before They Evolved Wings 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z In addition to its implications for the evolution of other animals with opposable thumbs, the discovery also confirmed that pterosaurs lived in trees. The oldest pterosaur ever was just discovered; it's 107 million years old 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Ever since pterosaur fossils were discovered more than two centuries ago, paleontologists have wondered how these gawky-looking reptiles launched themselves into the air. Little Pterosaur Could Have ‘Pole-Vaulted’ into Flight from the Water 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z All they needed were samples from creatures both ancient and modern; for the former, they found femurs from pterosaurs and plesiosaurs. Were dinosaurs warm- or cold-blooded? New study settles an old debate 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z A series of key discoveries were made, including the dinosaur leg, the embryo of a pterosaur still in its shell, a turtle pierced by a chunk of wood and the well-preserved skin of a triceratops. Discoveries shed new light on the day the dinosaurs died 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Their anatomy, however, reveals a much closer affinity to pterosaurs. Fossils Reveal Pterosaur Ancestors Before They Evolved Wings 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Also in 2021, a study in the scientific journal iScience shed light on an enigma that had long plagued paleontologists: How could pterosaurs swoop down and scoop up large prey without breaking their necks? The oldest pterosaur ever was just discovered; it's 107 million years old 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Experts have recently focused on a “quad launch” hypothesis, which envisions pterosaurs rocking back and forth on their arms to jump into the air using a pole vault–like motion, whether from land or water. Little Pterosaur Could Have ‘Pole-Vaulted’ into Flight from the Water 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Or Barbaridactylus, a pterosaur that has a ridiculous giant antler on its head. Apple TV’s Prehistoric Planet looks so good it feels like a real nature documentary 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Later work concluded Marsh had found some of the first pterosaur fossils in North America. 50, 100, 150 Years Ago: May 2022 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z “At a quick glance, they look nothing like a pterosaur,” Dr. Brusatte said. Fossils Reveal Pterosaur Ancestors Before They Evolved Wings 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The study revealed that pterosaurs had spoke-like bones in their necks organized helically, like the spokes on a bicycle wheel. The oldest pterosaur ever was just discovered; it's 107 million years old 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z The sparrow-sized fossil, described by Natural History Museum of Los Angeles paleontologist Michael Habib and his colleagues in Scientific Reports, features unusually well-preserved bones and skin impressions of a pterosaur type called an aurorazhdarchid. Little Pterosaur Could Have ‘Pole-Vaulted’ into Flight from the Water 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Last year paleontologists discovered a miniature pterosaur that had opposable thumbs, similar to humans and other primates. Pterosaurs had brightly colored feathers like toucans, according to a new study 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Now, a new study of a Brazilian fossil suggests that pterosaurs—leathery winged, flying reptiles only distantly related to dinosaurs—were also clad in tiny feathers of varying hues. Pterosaurs may have flaunted colorful plumage long before the reign of dinosaurs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z “But a close look at their skeletons and the similarities with pterosaurs became apparent, like invisible ink being held to the light.” Fossils Reveal Pterosaur Ancestors Before They Evolved Wings 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Long before the first birds flapped and fluttered, pterosaurs took to the skies. Pterosaurs May Have Had Brightly Colored Feathers, Exquisite Fossil Reveals 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Analyzing these structures let the researchers determine how the pterosaur could have used them to take off. Little Pterosaur Could Have ‘Pole-Vaulted’ into Flight from the Water 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Now a new study reveals something surprising about pterosaurs: They may have possessed colored feathers like a toucan or a parrot. Pterosaurs had brightly colored feathers like toucans, according to a new study 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z As for pterosaurs, researchers had previously reported their bodies were covered in pycnofibers, single-stranded structures that formed a “fuzz,” presumably for warmth. Pterosaurs may have flaunted colorful plumage long before the reign of dinosaurs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z If Scleromochlus is an early relative of pterosaurs, it challenges the assumption that pterosaurs initially jumped or glided. Fossils Reveal Pterosaur Ancestors Before They Evolved Wings 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Whatever the story behind the pterosaur fossil, leaving private hands to a secure place in a museum allowed it to finally be described. Pterosaurs May Have Had Brightly Colored Feathers, Exquisite Fossil Reveals 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Prior research indicates pterosaurs were not strong swimmers, Habib notes—so this fossil's soft tissues “are best interpreted as water-launch adaptations” rather than swimming gear. Little Pterosaur Could Have ‘Pole-Vaulted’ into Flight from the Water 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z These two features suggest that the pterosaur's skin was not only colored; it had multiple colors. Pterosaurs had brightly colored feathers like toucans, according to a new study 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The pterosaur’s melanosomes had diverse shapes—ovoid, spherical, and elongated—something until now only seen in mammalian fur and dinosaur and bird feathers. Pterosaurs may have flaunted colorful plumage long before the reign of dinosaurs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z DePalma also presented two fossils from those layers, including a pterosaur embryo. News at a glance: Second boosters, climate protests, and an elusive woodpecker 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z “In the pterosaur we studied, we didn’t attempt to infer the color produced,” McNamara says. Pterosaurs May Have Had Brightly Colored Feathers, Exquisite Fossil Reveals 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Additional fossilized remains that the scientists found were the remains of a turtle, skin from a triceratops, a pterosaur embryo inside its egg, and perhaps a fragment on the impactor itself. "Beyond our wildest dreams": Scientists find fossil from dinosaur that died the day the asteroid hit 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z "For example, in Tupandactylus, the pterosaur we studied, we can infer that the monofilaments were black or dark grey and the branched feathers were lighter, probably brown." Pterosaurs had brightly colored feathers like toucans, according to a new study 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Paleontologist Michael Benton, also at Bristol, agrees, but “I don’t think pterosaur feathers had any function in flight because they’re just fluffy little feathers.” Pterosaurs may have flaunted colorful plumage long before the reign of dinosaurs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Mr. DePalma also showed images of an embryo of a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. Shards of Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs May Have Been Found in Fossil Site 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Though this area of paleontology is still new, previous pterosaur studies only found homogenous melanosome shapes in their tissues. Pterosaurs May Have Had Brightly Colored Feathers, Exquisite Fossil Reveals 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The fossil was discovered in 2017 by PhD student Amelia Penny during a field trip on the Isle of Skye in remote northwestern Scotland, when she spotted the pterosaur’s jaw protruding from rocks. 'Superbly preserved' pterosaur fossil unearthed in Scotland 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z "I can only speak for myself and co-authors here but we were amazed and excited about the finding; it was the first time we saw clearly branching feathers in a pterosaur," Cincotta explained. Pterosaurs had brightly colored feathers like toucans, according to a new study 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Even if they are feathers, pterosaurs may not have flaunted them like Mesozoic peacocks, Vinther says. Pterosaurs may have flaunted colorful plumage long before the reign of dinosaurs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z But the pterosaur embryo nonetheless is “an amazing discovery,” he said. Shards of Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs May Have Been Found in Fossil Site 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z This hints that those pterosaurs were either uniformly colored or relied on chemically created coloration for additional shades. Pterosaurs May Have Had Brightly Colored Feathers, Exquisite Fossil Reveals 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z It “tells us that pterosaurs got larger much earlier than we thought, long before the Cretaceous period when they were competing with birds, and that’s hugely significant,” Brusatte added. 'Superbly preserved' pterosaur fossil unearthed in Scotland 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z According to a recent study published in the scientific journal Nature, a Brazilian fossil of a pterosaur called Tupandactylus imperator included extensive amounts of soft tissue. Pterosaurs had brightly colored feathers like toucans, according to a new study 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Nor is it certain that the pterosaur structures share an ancient origin with those of dinosaurs and their descendants, living birds, some researchers say. Pterosaurs may have flaunted colorful plumage long before the reign of dinosaurs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The National Museum of Scotland said the fossil of the pterosaur, more popularly known as pterodactyls, is the largest of its kind ever discovered from the Jurassic period. ‘Superbly preserved’ pterosaur fossil unearthed in Scotland 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z As they evolved, “pterosaurs had the ability to tune the color of their feathers by changing the shape of their melanosomes, just as in theropod dinosaurs and birds,” McNamara says. Pterosaurs May Have Had Brightly Colored Feathers, Exquisite Fossil Reveals 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The world's largest Jurassic pterosaur - a 170-million-year-old winged reptile - has been found protruding from the rocks of the Isle of Skye. Fossil of largest Jurassic pterosaur found on Skye 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z In the case of this pterosaur, the scientists discovered that there were different shapes of melanosomes in the pterosaur's skin as well as feathery and pillowy filament bodies within its skull. Pterosaurs had brightly colored feathers like toucans, according to a new study 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z “We still need fossil evidence for feathers in the Triassic as well as unequivocal molecular evidence for the common origin between pterosaur pycnofibers and dinosaur feathers,” Pêgas says. Pterosaurs may have flaunted colorful plumage long before the reign of dinosaurs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The fossil was discovered by PhD student Amelia Penny during a field trip on the Isle of Skye in remote northwest Scotland, in 2017, when she spotted the pterosaur’s jaw protruding from rocks. ‘Superbly preserved’ pterosaur fossil unearthed in Scotland 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z There has also been some academic debate about whether pterosaur fuzz represents true feathers or featherlike pycnofibers. Pterosaurs May Have Had Brightly Colored Feathers, Exquisite Fossil Reveals 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z And its size "tells us that pterosaurs got larger much earlier than we thought, long before the Cretaceous period when they were competing with birds, and that's hugely significant". Fossil of largest Jurassic pterosaur found on Skye 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z "We feel that the common structure in dinosaurs and pterosaurs reflects shared ancestry," study co-author Maria McNamara, a paleobiologist at University College Cork in Ireland, told Scientific American. Pterosaurs had brightly colored feathers like toucans, according to a new study 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Whether someone is reconstructing long-vanished pterosaurs for an academic study or designing a creature for a blockbuster film, sound is paramount in bringing both past and imaginary worlds to life. Fossils Reveal When Animals Started Making Noise 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z “And yet, an enormous superbly preserved pterosaur emerged from a tidal platform in Scotland,” she said. ‘Superbly preserved’ pterosaur fossil unearthed in Scotland 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z “We feel that the common structure in dinosaurs and pterosaurs reflects shared ancestry,” McNamara says. Pterosaurs May Have Had Brightly Colored Feathers, Exquisite Fossil Reveals 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The study doesn’t rule out whether extinct flying predators such as pterosaurs played a role, but there’s no evidence that such creatures fed on these insects, Powell says. Adult fireflies started glowing for sex, not to avoid predators 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Scientists in northern China discovered a fossilized “monkeydactyl,” which appears to be the only known pterosaur with thumbs. In Case You Missed It 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Interestingly, the other vertebrate fliers of the Mesozoic, the pterosaurs, did not have a syrinx. Fossils Reveal When Animals Started Making Noise 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z According to Ma, researchers made this discovery by using micro-CT scans that allowed them to see through the rocks and use computers to recreate models of the pterosaur's fossilized limbs. Pterosaurs with thumbs? Scientists say yes, a "monkeydactyl" once existed 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z Pêgas points out that no skin impressions, feathers or other body coverings from Triassic dinosaurs and pterosaurs have yet been found to test this hypothesis. Pterosaurs May Have Had Brightly Colored Feathers, Exquisite Fossil Reveals 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The bizarre and highly tensile structure of their bones allowed pterosaurs to be both very strong and very light-weight. Bone scans reveal how the largest flying animal to ever live supported its weight 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Even so, the researchers are considering several localities where they might find well-preserved pterosaur vertebrae. This pterosaur supported its giant neck with bones built like bicycle wheels 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z So contrary to what Hollywood might have us believe, pterosaurs did not sound like birds. Fossils Reveal When Animals Started Making Noise 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Ma told Salon that the pterosaur they discovered belongs to a group known as Darwinoptera, named after the English biologist Charles Darwin best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. Pterosaurs with thumbs? Scientists say yes, a "monkeydactyl" once existed 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z In our hippogriff, the muscles of the back drive the upstroke, and the muscles of the chest power the downstroke, just as in living bats and long-extinct pterosaurs. How to Make a Hippogriff Fly and Other Flights of Fancy 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z "It explains that the pterosaur was able to actually carry a greater load than what we once thought, like prey items," Williams told Salon. Bone scans reveal how the largest flying animal to ever live supported its weight 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z The oldest-known pterosaurs appear in the fossil record about 220 million years ago, with anatomies fully developed for flight including wings formed by a membrane extending from the ankles to an exceptionally elongated fourth finger. Scientists clarify origins of pterosaurs, the dinosaur era’s flying reptiles 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z The bill clack from a giant pterosaur, one with a nine-foot-long skull, could have been deafening to a wide range of creatures at close range. Fossils Reveal When Animals Started Making Noise 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Pêgas said that the discovery was "significant" in that they were to show for the first time that some pterosaurs were arboreal, meaning they lived and roosted in trees. Pterosaurs with thumbs? Scientists say yes, a "monkeydactyl" once existed 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z Alternatively, adding bigger muscles or longer limbs for leaping than giant pterosaurs possessed could raise the size limit. How to Make a Hippogriff Fly and Other Flights of Fancy 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z For more than 160 million years, pterosaurs soared over the earth. Pterosaur Origins Flap into Focus 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Studying previously discovered and newly unearthed fossils using sophisticated scanning technology and 3-D modeling, the researchers identified at least 33 skeletal traits suggesting an evolutionary link between lagerpetids and pterosaurs. Scientists clarify origins of pterosaurs, the dinosaur era’s flying reptiles 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z And one of the specimens was a new discovery: a “mystery species” of pterosaur. Mystery pterosaur fossils are found for the first time in Britain, misfiled in a museum’s shark collection 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z The new species is an example of an arboreal pterosaur. Pterosaurs with thumbs? Scientists say yes, a "monkeydactyl" once existed 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z The bat or pterosaur condition is also a more realistic option for the hexapodal body plan, in which the stacked shoulder blades make a birdlike musculature impossible. How to Make a Hippogriff Fly and Other Flights of Fancy 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z “Pterosaurs appear in the fossil record as pterosaurs,” with no consensus on what reptiles they evolved from, says Virginia Tech paleontologist Sterling Nesbitt. Pterosaur Origins Flap into Focus 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z While starting relatively small, pterosaurs eventually achieved huge dimensions, with wingspans reaching 35 feet. Scientists clarify origins of pterosaurs, the dinosaur era’s flying reptiles 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Two other fragments belonged to the ornithostoma, a previously known European pterosaur. Mystery pterosaur fossils are found for the first time in Britain, misfiled in a museum’s shark collection 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z "This means that treetops were also occupied by pterosaurs during the Jurassic, along with mammals and some small dinosaurs, before birds even appeared." Pterosaurs with thumbs? Scientists say yes, a "monkeydactyl" once existed 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z These huge pterosaurs were oddly “front-loaded” animals, with massive heads, necks, chests and arms. How to Make a Hippogriff Fly and Other Flights of Fancy 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Part of the problem is that pterosaurs and their forerunners were very delicate. Pterosaur Origins Flap into Focus 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z PhD student Roy Smith, 26, discovered the mystery pterosaur after examining collections at the Sedgwick Museum of Cambridge and Brighton's Booth Museum. Student finds mystery pterosaur in Cambridgeshire fossils 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Smith says that since the rock in which they were found no longer exists, it’s doubtful that other parts of the pterosaur will still be discovered. Mystery pterosaur fossils are found for the first time in Britain, misfiled in a museum’s shark collection 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z "It shows that vertebrate life evolved opposed thumbs in a Jurassic forest, in China, through a small pterosaur." Pterosaurs with thumbs? Scientists say yes, a "monkeydactyl" once existed 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z For the overall proportions, we turned to the largest airborne animals known: giant azhdarchid pterosaurs. How to Make a Hippogriff Fly and Other Flights of Fancy 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Only very particular, and relatively gentle, environmental circumstances allowed pterosaurs to become fossilized clearly enough to study. Pterosaur Origins Flap into Focus 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z He realised the fossils were actually fragments of toothless pterosaurs' jaws. Student finds mystery pterosaur in Cambridgeshire fossils 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Its anatomy may help to explain how pterosaurs achieved flight and why both dinosaurs and pterosaurs had a feather-like fuzz covering their skin, the team noted. ‘Tiny Bug Slayer’ Dinosaur Relative Would Fit in the Palm of a Hand 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z As the study's authors explain, pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to evolve to be able to performed powered flights. Pterosaurs with thumbs? Scientists say yes, a "monkeydactyl" once existed 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z A new study suggests that a small reptile from 237 million years ago, nicknamed the "tiny bug slayer," may be the direct ancestor of the massive dinosaurs and pterosaurs that came later. This "tiny bug slayer" that could fit in your hand is the ancestor of the dinosaurs 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z The fossils of these strange, wingless animals already show traits shared with the flying reptiles, offering what the researchers call a rough image of what pterosaur predecessors were like. Pterosaur Origins Flap into Focus 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z “But this new animal is very close to the divergence of dinosaurs and pterosaurs, and it’s shockingly small.” Scientists discover diminutive dinosaur ancestor: a 4-inch 'tiny bug slayer' 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z An analysis of its anatomy revealed that K. kely belongs to the scientific clade called Ornithodira, whose members are the last common ancestors of the dinosaurs and pterosaurs and their descendants. ‘Tiny Bug Slayer’ Dinosaur Relative Would Fit in the Palm of a Hand 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z The specimen may also help clarify the currently murky origins of pterosaurs, the winged reptiles that ruled the skies at the time of the dinosaurs. Dinosaur ancestors 'may have been tiny' 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Initially, he thought the tracks were made by a pterosaur, one of the large winged reptiles that ruled the skies during the age of dinosaurs. Tracks Hint at a Crocodile Ancestor That Walked on 2 Legs 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The task ahead is to look for the remains of earlier pterosaurs, and for fossils of creatures with transitional features between the lagerpetids and pterosaurs. Pterosaur Origins Flap into Focus 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z There’s some evidence for that already in pterosaurs, winged reptiles related to dinosaurs that also laid soft-shelled eggs. Researchers say they've solved the mystery of the missing dinosaur eggs 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z This tiny beast reveals that the dinosaurs and pterosaurs—which reached the sizes of school buses and airplanes, respectively—originated from teensy creatures, the researchers wrote in the study. ‘Tiny Bug Slayer’ Dinosaur Relative Would Fit in the Palm of a Hand 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z In general, scientists thought body size remained similar among the first archosaurs - the larger reptile group that includes birds, crocodilians, non-avian dinosaurs, and pterosaurs - and the earliest ornithodirans. Dinosaur ancestors 'may have been tiny' 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z The prints looked similar to those attributed to pterosaurs, flying reptiles from the Age of Dinosaurs, that were walking on the ground. Fossil Footprints Help Uncover the Mysteries of Bipedal Crocodiles 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Based on the novel hypothesis, there was a gap of about 18 million years between lagerpetids and the earliest pterosaurs. Pterosaur Origins Flap into Focus 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z The University of Portsmouth identified it as a tapejarid, a flying pterosaur from the Cretaceous period. Pterosaur species fossil hailed as UK first 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z "The origin of pterosaurs, the first vertebrates capable of powered flight, is likely related to their ancestry among already-small-bodied early ornithodirans," the researchers wrote in the study. ‘Tiny Bug Slayer’ Dinosaur Relative Would Fit in the Palm of a Hand 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z "But this new animal is very close to the divergence of dinosaurs and pterosaurs, and it's shockingly small." Dinosaur ancestors 'may have been tiny' 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z At a different South Korean location known as Gain-ri, there are tracks that were also previously believed to be left by large pterosaurs. Fossil Footprints Help Uncover the Mysteries of Bipedal Crocodiles 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Initially thought to be from a pterosaur, the neck bone was studied by experts at Swinburne University who realized that it was from a theropod or meat-eating dinosaur. Unusual 'toothless' dinosaur discovered in Australia 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z At the time, it was thought to be from a flying reptile called a pterosaur. Rare 'toothless' dinosaur identified in Australia 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Originally a mammal specialist, Zouhri contributed to several discoveries of prehistoric reptiles in Morocco, including dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Remains of 100 million-year-old flying pterosaur with 6-inch beak unearthed by scientists 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z While they did not find any animal remains, Klages said there likely were dinosaurs, flying reptiles called pterosaurs and many insects. Frozen and desolate Antarctica once boasted warm, swampy rainforests 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z “Many of the predators, including the toothed pterosaurs, preyed on a superabundance of fish.” Scientists discover three new species of pterosaurs in the Sahara 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z Six other already known pterosaurs were also found to be closely related to the group, which features pterosaurs with wingspans between 10 and 26 feet, and narrow snouts. Game of Thrones honoured in new classification of pterosaur 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The individual footprints are about three centimeters in length and were left by pterosaurs that were the size of small birds, weighed only 100 grams and walked on all fours. Footprint Find Could Be a “Holy Grail” of Pterosaur Research 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Would such a posture be a way for pterosaurs to maintain better balance during flight? Readers Respond to the October 2019 Issue 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z At least, that is the chain of events suggested by a fossil described earlier this week in Scientific Reports: a preserved cephalopod with a pterosaur tooth embedded inside of it. Fossilized Tooth Captures a Pterosaur’s Failed Squid Meal 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Looking at the fossil under ultraviolet light, Hoffman and coauthors found that the pterosaur tooth was actually embedded in the cephalopod’s tissue. Squishy Cephalopod Was Almost a Pterosaur’s Lunch 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z “The slenderness of jaw is the main feature they share … it’s the most extreme slenderness in the jaws of any toothed pterosaurs.” Game of Thrones honoured in new classification of pterosaur 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z “Their discovery counters the idea that the earlier pterosaurs were unable to walk or run effectively.” Footprint Find Could Be a “Holy Grail” of Pterosaur Research 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z "They are close to the ancestral lineage of archosaurs — the group including birds, dinosaurs, crocodilians and pterosaurs," Butler told Live Science in an email. Weird Triassic 'dragons' had massive heads. Here's why. 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z It is also the only record of “a failed predation attempt” made by any pterosaur. Fossilized Tooth Captures a Pterosaur’s Failed Squid Meal 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Regardless of what we envision, the pterosaur’s tooth broke and the Plesioteuthis fell back into the water. Squishy Cephalopod Was Almost a Pterosaur’s Lunch 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z “I always thought this was very nice, especially because I work on pterosaurs,” said Pêgas, adding that he was “a big nerd and a big fan of Game of Thrones”. Game of Thrones honoured in new classification of pterosaur 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z “This is one of those ‘holy grail’ discoveries that we’ve long needed to answer a list of questions about early pterosaur biology,” he says. Footprint Find Could Be a “Holy Grail” of Pterosaur Research 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The fossil of a 96-million-year-old pterosaur has been discovered in the Australian outback. 96M-year-old pterosaur nicknamed 'Butch' discovered in Australia 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z “Then the pterosaur grabbed one, but not perfectly,” said Dr. Hoffmann. Fossilized Tooth Captures a Pterosaur’s Failed Squid Meal 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Perhaps the pterosaur didn’t time its bite right. Squishy Cephalopod Was Almost a Pterosaur’s Lunch 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z This particular pterosaur was preserved with a gaping, 125 million-year-old grin. New Pterosaur Was Fossilized with a Ridiculous Grin 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z “This is a major step forward for pterosaur science.” Footprint Find Could Be a “Holy Grail” of Pterosaur Research 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Although pterosaurs are often lumped in with dinosaurs, they are a different species. 96M-year-old pterosaur nicknamed 'Butch' discovered in Australia 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z About 150 million years ago, a pterosaur experienced an embarrassing mealtime mishap. Fossilized Tooth Captures a Pterosaur’s Failed Squid Meal 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z But, with the Plesioteuthis, the delicate preservation of the invertebrate’s soft parts also records evidence that the pterosaur tooth didn’t find its resting spot by chance. Squishy Cephalopod Was Almost a Pterosaur’s Lunch 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Going up a level of systematic focus, this strange Cretaceous flier belonged to a family of pterosaurs called istodactylids that are recognized by their long skulls and “rhombic teeth.” New Pterosaur Was Fossilized with a Ridiculous Grin 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z And what scientists are finding is that pterosaurs were even more extraordinary than we ever imagined. Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z "With a total of 30 bones preserved, or 10 percent of Ferrodraco's skeleton, the number of pterosaur bones reported from Australia has now tripled," Pentland said. 96M-year-old pterosaur nicknamed 'Butch' discovered in Australia 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Now a new paper by Martin Qvarnström and colleagues offers new evidence of at least one pterosaur species was dining on. Sifting through the Pterosaur Menu 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Or another pterosaur could have tried to get a free lunch and jerked the prey out of the first pterosaur’s jaws. Squishy Cephalopod Was Almost a Pterosaur’s Lunch 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z The question is how Nurachius luei made a living in its ancient ecosystem, and why it wound up preserved in a place with so many other pterosaur species. New Pterosaur Was Fossilized with a Ridiculous Grin 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z One of the enduring mysteries of pterosaurs is how the largest members of this group became airborne. Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z "This is based on comparisons with similar pterosaurs. It would have been an apex aerial predator." 96M-year-old pterosaur nicknamed 'Butch' discovered in Australia 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z From the abundant tracks found at the same spot, the coprolites were probably left by pterosaurs. Sifting through the Pterosaur Menu 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z By the end of June, they had recovered 5,345 objects — pterosaur fossils, ancient human bones, coffee mugs, microscopes, full specimen drawers, Egyptian relics and ceramics from the Amazon. The battle to rebuild centuries of science after an epic inferno 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z If anything, 23 pterosaur species seems low when spread over that timespan. New Pterosaur Was Fossilized with a Ridiculous Grin 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z What was different, and unique, was the anatomy of pterosaurs. Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z The research new paper cites evidence from all of the known pterosaur embryos found on the planet and argues that they were able to fly immediately after they were born. Prehistoric shocker: Baby pterosaurs could fly at birth, study finds 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z What species of pterosaur, though, is another question. Sifting through the Pterosaur Menu 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Next, the court will rule on the fate of a spectacular pterosaur fossil, which palaeontologists flagged up five years ago after it was listed on eBay. Daily briefing: An X-ray map of the Universe 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Then again, the known pterosaurs are not spread evenly. New Pterosaur Was Fossilized with a Ridiculous Grin 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Numerous exquisitely preserved fossil trackways confirm this odd aspect of pterosaur anatomy. Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z "This is consistent with a super-precocial flight ability and, while not excluding the possibility of parental care in pterosaurs, suggests that it was not an absolute requirement," the abstract added. Prehistoric shocker: Baby pterosaurs could fly at birth, study finds 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z These pterosaurs were acting like Jurassic flamingos, tottering around and sifting out little morsels from the shallows. Sifting through the Pterosaur Menu 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z The legal action is the culmination of an investigation that Brazilian and French authorities began five years ago, after the French firm Geofossiles listed the pterosaur for sale on the auction site eBay. Brazil wins legal fight over 100-million-year-old fossil bounty 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z At this point, parsing pterosaur secrets requires a consideration of both the living and dead animals. New Pterosaur Was Fossilized with a Ridiculous Grin 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Although the great mystery of overall pterosaur size may finally be largely resolved, the relative sizes of their body parts continue to vex researchers. Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Not much of the pterosaur is known so far, but the snout and crest collected so far indicate that this flying reptile is new to science. Spain Gets a New Fossil Flying Reptile 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z But when it comes to direct evidence, the record of pterosaur meals is pretty slim. Sifting through the Pterosaur Menu 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Rayol expects the French court to order the return of the 46th fossil, the pterosaur, to Brazil at the conclusion of the forthcoming trial. Brazil wins legal fight over 100-million-year-old fossil bounty 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z If the pterosaur truly lived in the area where it became fossilized, was it a common species or a rare one? New Pterosaur Was Fossilized with a Ridiculous Grin 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Yet this is not especially surprising in and of itself because that unusual hand was intrinsic to the pterosaur wing and the animal’s ability to fly. Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z More than that, the anatomy of the roughly 125 million-year-old snoot bears a striking resemblance to that of another pterosaur found thousands of miles away. Spain Gets a New Fossil Flying Reptile 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Most interpretations of pterosaur diets are hypotheses that require additional testing – or some fortuitous fossils – to verify. Sifting through the Pterosaur Menu 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z These were followed by other major finds, including plesiosaurs and pterosaurs. The untold tale of the woman who dug up ancient sea monsters 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z And on that point, there’s always the question of whether seemingly unique species are really age stages of already-known pterosaurs, altering the count of who was around at a particular time. New Pterosaur Was Fossilized with a Ridiculous Grin 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Bony flanges under the jaw, towering crests atop the cranium and other elaborations further exaggerated pterosaur skull anatomy. Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Finding another pterosaur isn’t just adding another name to the rolls. Spain Gets a New Fossil Flying Reptile 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Another example is birds, bats and the extinct flying reptiles called pterosaurs all evolving wings for flight. Odd duckbilled sea reptile thrived after ancient global calamity 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z The fossil record has long revealed not scaly beasts, as sometimes pictured, but fuzzy pterosaurs enrobed in fluffy coats made of tiny structures called pycnofibers. Feathers and Fur Fly Over Pterosaur Fossil Finding 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z It seems unlikely that the tooth became firmly nestled in this spot by chance, and so it may be evidence of the shark biting the pterosaur. Prehistoric Shark May Have Caught a Dinner on the Wing 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z One of the newest additions to the pterosaur family tree offers a great example of this trend. Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z As a family, these crested, toothy anhanguerian pterosaurs were hit, spreading worldwide after their appearance on the global stage. Spain Gets a New Fossil Flying Reptile 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z This newly identified species of pterosaurs likely hunted fish and squid, thanks to its massive fangs, O'Sullivan added. Massive, ancient flying reptile had 'large fangs' that formed 'a toothy cage' 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z In the latest study, Dr. Jiang and Zixiao Yang examined fossils collected in China, of short-tailed juvenile pterosaurs that were about the size of pigeons. Feathers and Fur Fly Over Pterosaur Fossil Finding 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z But long before avians ever flapped their wings, flying reptiles called pterosaurs seized the skies. Feathers and fur fly over pterosaur fossil finding 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z By the Early Cretaceous, a wide variety of birds shared the skies with pterosaurs. Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Scientists were intrigued by the tooth, as it's the "first documented occurrence of this large shark interacting with any pterosaur." Scientists study fossil evidence of shark hunting flying dinosaur mid-air 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Scientists have known since the 19th century that pterosaurs had a fur-like body covering and there has been a long-running scientific debate about how to classify it. Wondrous extinct flying reptiles boasted rudimentary feathers 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Importantly, each kind of fibre is not distributed randomly on the bodies of the two pterosaurs. Fossils tell a colourful tale 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Some pterosaurs towered as tall as giraffes and had wingspans as wide as F-16 fighter jets. Feathers and fur fly over pterosaur fossil finding 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Despite this shakeup in the aerial niche, pterosaurs continued to dominate among the medium to large fliers, particularly in open habitats. Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Even experts often resort to the word “bizarre” when describing pterosaurs, the winged dragons that ruled the skies for more than 160 million years. Pterosaurs Just Keep Getting Weirder 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Birds, many meat-eating dinosaurs and some plant-eating dinosaurs are known to have had feathers, though these looked different from those seen on the pterosaurs. Wondrous extinct flying reptiles boasted rudimentary feathers 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Ranging from the size of small birds to that of small planes, pterosaurs lived alongside the dinosaurs and went extinct at the same time. Fossils tell a colourful tale 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z While sometimes pictured as scaly beasts, the fossil record has long revealed fuzzy pterosaurs enrobed in fluffy coats made of tiny structures called pycnofibers. Feathers and fur fly over pterosaur fossil finding 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Paleontological discoveries so far indicate that not a single pterosaur species made it across the End Cretaceous boundary; they all perished, as did the majority of birds. Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z This is especially true of the group of short-tailed pterosaurs called anurognathids, which used to dart and bob through Mesozoic era forests like bats, hawking for insects. Pterosaurs Just Keep Getting Weirder 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z The researchers said the appearance of feathers in both groups suggests feathers first evolved perhaps 250 million years ago in a common ancestor of pterosaurs and dinosaurs. Wondrous extinct flying reptiles boasted rudimentary feathers 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z An artist’s rendering of the pterosaur based on the new study looks like a fluffy baby dragon—or perhaps a relative of Buckbeak, the hippogriff from the Harry Potter movies. This ancient ‘hairy dragon’ may have sported primitive feathers 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z In the latest study, Jiang and Zixiao Yang examined fossils collected in China, of short-tailed juvenile pterosaurs that were about the size of pigeons. Feathers and fur fly over pterosaur fossil finding 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Why did pterosaurs suffer a fate worse than that of the birds at the end of the Cretaceous? Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Most of them are not even pycnofibers, says pterosaur specialist David Unwin at the University of Leicester in England, who was not involved in the study. Pterosaurs Just Keep Getting Weirder 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z The researchers examined beautifully preserved Jurassic Period fossils roughly 160 to 165 million years old of two small pterosaurs called anurognathids from northeastern China. Wondrous extinct flying reptiles boasted rudimentary feathers 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z But David Unwin, a paleontologist at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom, thinks the branched filaments are more likely to be structural fibers called actinofibrils that were part of pterosaurs’ wing membrane. This ancient ‘hairy dragon’ may have sported primitive feathers 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z And the last, which was found on both pterosaurs’ wing membranes, looked straggly like down feathers on a chicken. Feathers and fur fly over pterosaur fossil finding 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Instead the skies were the dominion of an entirely different group of beasts: the pterosaurs. Pterosaurs Were Monsters of the Mesozoic Skies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Those structures, he says, are almost certainly pterosaur wing tissues called actinofibers, which may also contain keratin. Pterosaurs Just Keep Getting Weirder 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z University of Bristol paleontologist and study co-author Mike Benton said four types of pterosaur feathers were observed: downy feathers; single filaments; bundles of filaments; and filaments with tufts at the end. Wondrous extinct flying reptiles boasted rudimentary feathers 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z While skeptical about the group's interpretation, Unwin says the study will help scientists get closer to understanding pterosaur skin. This ancient ‘hairy dragon’ may have sported primitive feathers 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Hailing from China, the 160-million-year-old fossils are of two different pterosaurs, one of which is newly discovered. Fur flies over new pterosaur fossils 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z These odd pieces of stone turned out to be fossils and Anning went on to identify spectacular ichthyosaur, plesiosaur and pterosaur skeletons, along with fossilised fish and other marine creatures. New £50 note: Bank of England asks public to nominate scientist 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Benton challenges critics to show “the structures in pterosaurs are morphologically or chemically different from feathers.” Pterosaurs Just Keep Getting Weirder 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z The status of the paleontological collection, which contains several reference specimens of dinosaurs and pterosaurs-- Kellner’s specialty--is still undetermined. Recovery of famous treasures raises hopes of more finds in Brazilian museum's ashes 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z The two pterosaurs caught the researchers’ attention because they were “exceptionally hairy,” Benton says, with unusually well-preserved pycnofibers. This ancient ‘hairy dragon’ may have sported primitive feathers 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z "So when dinosaurs were walking the earth and small dinosaurs were trying to fly with the pterosaurs, fish were swimming around their feet tearing the fins or flesh off each other." Flesh-eating piranha-like fish's 150-million-year-old remains discovered in Germany 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Junchang Lü made his reputation in part for his numerous discoveries of new pterosaurs. Death of a Fossil Hunter 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The paleontology collection held several key specimens of pterosaurs, Kellner’s specialty, dinosaurs, and other prehistoric animals of South America. “It was a foretold tragedy”--Fire destroys Brazil’s National Museum and its prized science collections 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Finding a pterosaur in an ancient Triassic-aged sand dune is a hugely pleasant surprise. Winged reptiles thrived before dinos 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Now, they’re reporting on the most interesting find to date: the oldest ever pterosaur. The world’s oldest pterosaur may have had a pouch like a pelican 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z An immediate mandate was that our tyrannosaurs do not do the open-mouthed, million-lions-volume roaring so ubiquitous elsewhere, and that the pterosaurs do not screech like mythical griffins. Dinosaurs in the Wild: An Inside View 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z It was the first certain evidence of gender in any pterosaur. Death of a Fossil Hunter 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The paleontology collection held several key specimens of pterosaurs, Kellner’s specialty, dinosaurs, and other prehistoric animals of South America. “It was a foretold tragedy”--Fire destroys Brazil’s National Museum and its prized science collections 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z It's a trifecta: a Triassic pterosaur from a new place, preserved in an immaculate way, and found in rocks from an environment that we didn't think they lived in so early during their evolution. Winged reptiles thrived before dinos 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Closer up, small crocodiles, mammals, lizards, and more would fill out the cast, with pterosaurs flapping overhead. The Jurassic's Big 5 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z The scientists did find similarities between birds’ hyoids and those in an unexpected group: pterosaurs. T. Rex Couldn't Stick Out Its Tongue 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Stanford also has found the webbed prints of pterosaurs — flying reptiles — and five-toed tracks from primitive mammals. How to find fossils: Lessons from a self-taught dinosaur tracker 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z This was shortly before the mass extinction event 66 million years ago that killed off all the pterosaurs alongside the nonavian dinosaurs. Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z What this means is that pterosaurs were already geographically widespread and thriving in a variety of environments very early in their evolution. Winged reptiles thrived before dinos 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z It shared the skies with flying reptiles called pterosaurs when dinosaurs dominated the land. Ancient bird with beak and teeth blended dinosaur, avian traits 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z The decision was made to include a chapter on pterosaurs. The Making of Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z In 2009 Romanian scientists discovered the bones of a new pterosaur species among a fairy-tale landscape of hills and rock structures near a small town called Sebes in Romania’s Transylvania region. Meet "Dracula," the Largest Pterosaur Found to Date 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z That tally includes a giant found in 2009 and nicknamed Dracula by researchers, which is now a contender for the largest pterosaur that ever lived. Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Insects took to the empty skies sometime between 300 and 360 million years ago, long before birds, bats or pterosaurs. Insects Flew Before Anything Else Did. So How Did They Get Their Wings? 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Researchers previously thought that pterosaurs declined to a small and unvaried bunch some 80 million years ago, and then became extinct. Ancient flying reptile was the size of a small plane 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z I started my research from Wikipedia like every other millennial, but then I realised a lot of cephalopod literature is not as readily available as, say, dinosaurs or pterosaurs. Artist resurrects obscure fossils in gorgeous living colour 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Using the fragments of bone as their guide, scientists reconstructed a model of the creature—which they say is the largest pterosaur found to date, reaching around 3.5 meters high with an estimated 12-meter wingspan. Meet "Dracula," the Largest Pterosaur Found to Date 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z These and other pterosaur finds popping up in Romania are helping palaeontologists better understand how these weird wonders on wings fit into prehistoric ecosystems. Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z At first, the researchers paid the lizard tracks little mind, since they also found tracks made by pterosaurs, the winged reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs. Fossil Footprints Are Oldest Traces of Lizards Running on Two Legs 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z More than half a dozen species of pterosaur — winged reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs — have been uncovered in a phosphate-mining region of Morocco. Ancient flying reptile was the size of a small plane 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Then his wife walked up behind him, and pointed out a pterosaur footprint he had missed. Where NASA Put a Parking Lot, Dinosaurs and Mammals Once Crossed Paths 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The reconstruction is now on display as part of a new pterosaur exhibit at the Altmühltal Dinosaur Museum in Denkendorf, Germany. Meet "Dracula," the Largest Pterosaur Found to Date 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z “Except for a few scraps, after more than a century of fossil collecting in Transylvania, nothing was known about pterosaurs until the last 16 years,” Vremir says. Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z P. koreanensis is attributed to a pterosaur group that is known for including small, agile predators with sharp teeth and large eyes, says Lee. Fossil Footprints Are Oldest Traces of Lizards Running on Two Legs 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z But the Moroccan pterosaur fossils described by Nicholas Longrich at the University of Bath, UK, and his colleagues include at least five new species dating to 66 million to 67 million years ago. Ancient flying reptile was the size of a small plane 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z So did our ancestors — small mammals the size of squirrels or badgers — and the flying reptiles know as pterosaurs. Where NASA Put a Parking Lot, Dinosaurs and Mammals Once Crossed Paths 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z They concluded that this was a female, and that head crests in this pterosaur – and possibly many others – were larger in males. How do you sex a fossil? | Elsa Panciroli 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The giant pterosaurs of Romania “appear to be a bit more diverse and weird compared to others that we know of,” agrees Dave Hone, a palaeontologist at Queen Mary University of London in the U.K. Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Her discoveries include the first fossil ichthyosaur, a marine reptile; the first two complete fossil reptiles known as plesiosaurs; and the first pterosaur, a flying reptile, found outside Germany. Review | When the earth’s story defies religious belief 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Short of a still-living pterosaur, it’s hard to ask for a more informative find. A Flock of Flaplings 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Elsewhere on the slab, pterosaurs walked around and even left indentations in the ground where they were pecking for something to eat. Where NASA Put a Parking Lot, Dinosaurs and Mammals Once Crossed Paths 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Paleontologists are reacting to the discovery of several hundred ridiculously well-preserved pterosaur eggs in China, some of them still containing the remains of embryos. Scientists just discovered the mother lode of pterosaur eggs, and they are over the moon 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z The animal was likely a relatively stocky, heavy-set pterosaur, with a short neck and large head. Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z The pterosaurs were an order of flying reptiles that went extinct some 66 million years ago. Scientists just discovered the mother lode of pterosaur eggs, and they are over the moon 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z That infill also preserved some of the bones from embryonic pterosaurs, and it’s those remains that help us get a better picture of what Hamipterus was like upon hatching. A Flock of Flaplings 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Little is known about how the pterosaurs reproduced. Fossilised eggs shed light on pterosaurs 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z That’s how paleontologists are reacting to the discovery of several hundred ridiculously well-preserved pterosaur eggs in China, some of them still containing the remains of embryos. Scientists just discovered the mother lode of pterosaur eggs, and they are over the moon 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z All of these pterosaur species are members of a group of weirdly proportioned giants called the azhdarchids, which walked proficiently on all fours and hunted their prey on the ground. Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Hundreds of pterosaur eggs in one place is impressive, but Unwin said we’d need more evidence to demonstrate another suggestion in the paper: that this species of pterosaur was a communal nester, like penguins. Scientists just discovered the mother lode of pterosaur eggs, and they are over the moon 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Think of Petrie from The Land Before Time, the little pterosaur who struggled with earning his wings as a flier. A Flock of Flaplings 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Fossilised pterosaur eggs and embryos are extremely rare. Fossilised eggs shed light on pterosaurs 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Hundreds of pterosaur eggs in one place is impressive, but Unwin said we’d need more evidence to demonstrate another suggestion in the paper: That this species of pterosaur was a communal nester, like penguins. Scientists just discovered the mother lode of pterosaur eggs, and they are over the moon 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z The creature is the third type of enormous pterosaur revealed so far from this region, which means Transylvania can now boast the world’s largest known concentration of epically proportioned flying reptiles. Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z That's how paleontologists are reacting to the discovery of several hundred ridiculously well-preserved pterosaur eggs in China, some of them still containing the remains of embryos. Scientists just discovered the mother lode of pterosaur eggs, and they are over the moon 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z That’s basically a cartoon version of Hamipterus, a real pterosaur that flapped and fluttered around the nest before eventually taking to the skies. A Flock of Flaplings 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Some of the eggs contain the most detailed pterosaur embryos ever found. Hundreds of Pterosaur Eggs Found in Record-Breaking Fossil Haul 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Other experts say that the find will be significant for understanding pterosaur reproduction. Huge haul of rare pterosaur eggs excites palaeontologists 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z “Islands are notorious for throwing up oddities. We have a bunch of weird dinosaurs from Hateg and a lack of really big carnivores, so the pterosaurs were basically tyrannosaur surrogates.” Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Instead, Unwin thinks it more likely that a bunch of female pterosaurs simply laid their eggs in the same general area, much like female sea turtles returning to the same beaches year after year. Scientists just discovered the mother lode of pterosaur eggs, and they are over the moon 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The fossils formed about 120 million years ago when disaster struck a group of pterosaurs. Ancient flying reptiles cared for their young, fossil trove suggests 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z As the waters raged on that ancient Chinese lake, many of the pterosaur eggs split open, letting in sediments that ultimately preserved their oblong shapes. Hundreds of Pterosaur Eggs Found in Record-Breaking Fossil Haul 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The newly discovered trove, belonging to a species called Hamipterus tianshanensis that lived around 120 million years ago, offers clues into the development and anatomy of freshly hatched pterosaurs. Huge haul of rare pterosaur eggs excites palaeontologists 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z “There seems to have been a concentration of giants in the late Cretaceous. There's probably a couple of pterosaur species overlapping in time, all getting very large,” says Habib. Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Kellner suspects recent storms caused torrential flooding which unearthed the eggs and washed them into the fossil record, along with other, older pterosaurs that fell victim to the deluge. Scientists just discovered the mother lode of pterosaur eggs, and they are over the moon 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Pterosaur remains scattered through multiple layers of the rocks suggest that the site was a pterosaur nesting site for many years. Ancient flying reptiles cared for their young, fossil trove suggests 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z And in at least 16 of these eggs, the sediments also cradled the delicate skeletons of developing pterosaur embryos, including one bone that the team thinks belonged to a hatchling. Hundreds of Pterosaur Eggs Found in Record-Breaking Fossil Haul 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Hundreds of pterosaur bones laying on the surface, demonstrating the richness of these sites. What 215 pterosaur eggs can tell us about the lives of these prehistoric flying reptiles 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Perhaps that’s how the pterosaur dubbed Dracula reached its gargantuan size, nearing the limit of what should be possible for flying reptiles. Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z It’s “one of the most extraordinary aggregations of fossils I’ve seen,” says pterosaur specialist David Unwin of the University of Leicester. Eggs in 1 Basket: China Fossil Find Opens Up Lost World of Pterosaurs 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The fragmentary fossil of a truly enormous pterosaur has been found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z The newfound eggs belong to Hamipterus tianshanensis, a previously known species of pterosaur that lived in northwestern China more than a hundred million years ago. Hundreds of Pterosaur Eggs Found in Record-Breaking Fossil Haul 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Ultimately, revealing how pterosaurs lived, behaved, and reproduced adds to our understanding of what life is capable of on our planet — at least, in the past. What 215 pterosaur eggs can tell us about the lives of these prehistoric flying reptiles 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Each animal was basically “a giant head and neck with wings bolted on,” comments Michael Habib, an expert on pterosaurs at the University of Southern California. Ancient Flying Predator Found in Transylvania 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Regardless of such arguments about interpretation, Habib says, “this is a phenomenal specimen, and it’s going to be a gold mine of information about nest structure and development in pterosaurs.” Eggs in 1 Basket: China Fossil Find Opens Up Lost World of Pterosaurs 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The team compares the creature to the two largest pterosaurs currently known: Quetzalcoatlus, found in Texas in the 1970s, and Hatzegopteryx, a stockier azhdarchid with a shorter neck found in Romania in the 1990s. Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z By contrast, a younger, early Cretaceous, ichthyosaur graveyard found in Chile shows large numbers of individuals, of all ages, thought to be hunting for fish and belemnites, and a regurgitation pellet containing pterosaur remains. Smallest Ichthyosaurus ever found was squid-eating newborn, research reveals 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z If that’s true, it means pterosaurs laid their eggs together, similar to penguins. What 215 pterosaur eggs can tell us about the lives of these prehistoric flying reptiles 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Previous TetZooCons have covered everything from sauropod necks, mermaids and the portrayal of pterosaurs in art to amphibian conservation, speculative zoology, the history of bears in Britain, pygmy elephants and photographing wildlife. The Fourth TetZooCon 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z As recently as 2014 the available scientific evidence on those topics added up to a grand total of just three pterosaur eggs, all badly flattened. Eggs in 1 Basket: China Fossil Find Opens Up Lost World of Pterosaurs 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z “Whether that equates to a totally new size class of pterosaur is another question,” Witton says. Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z They lived alongside pterosaurs, reptiles that tens of millions of years earlier became the first flying vertebrates. It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a prehistoric gliding mammal 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z These animals bury their eggs instead of incubating them, like birds do, which suggests that pterosaurs likely did the same. What 215 pterosaur eggs can tell us about the lives of these prehistoric flying reptiles 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z When thinking of Cretaceous animal faunas, we tend to imagine the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, plesiosaurs and other big beasts. J.Lo and Other Araripemydid Pleurodires 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Thanks in part to an abundance of fossil discoveries in recent decades, scientists now recognize more than 200 species of pterosaur—the winged reptiles that dominated the world’s skies for 160 million years. Eggs in 1 Basket: China Fossil Find Opens Up Lost World of Pterosaurs 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z But it does represent the first pterosaur of its size found in this part of the world. Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z They lived alongside pterosaurs, reptiles that tens of millions of years earlier became the first flying vertebrates. It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a prehistoric gliding mammal 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z There were several pterosaur species of various sizes: some were as big as crop dusters, while others were as small as sparrows. What 215 pterosaur eggs can tell us about the lives of these prehistoric flying reptiles 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z “There were dinosaurs stomping around, pterosaurs flying around in the sky – lots of different fauna,” he added. Fossil mushroom discovered from the era of the dinosaurs 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Preservation of any pterosaur fossil is exceptional, partly because their bones were so thin. Eggs in 1 Basket: China Fossil Find Opens Up Lost World of Pterosaurs 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z That took years of “puzzle work,” he says, that eventually yielded several backbones with the characteristic shape of vertebrae from azhdarchid pterosaurs. Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z The Teleocrater is an archosaur, a group that includes all birds, dinosaurs and the flying reptiles pterosaurs, as well as crocodiles and alligators. A Dinosaur Cousin’s Crocodile Ankles Surprise Paleontologists 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z “We’re fascinated by the idea of aliens from another world but in a sense, pterosaurs and dinosaurs are aliens of the world.” What 215 pterosaur eggs can tell us about the lives of these prehistoric flying reptiles 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z At some point during the next period, the Triassic, pterosaurs and dinosaurs split off from the crocodile lineage. Curious fossil could rewrite early days of the dinosaurs 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Extreme scarcity is even more the case for fossilized remains of their soft, pliable eggs, leading pterosaur experts not involved in the new find to call it “a pretty amazing fossil,” and “just phenomenal.” Eggs in 1 Basket: China Fossil Find Opens Up Lost World of Pterosaurs 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z “This is definitely up there with the largest pterosaurs, and there’s nothing like it from Asia so far.” Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z “I think this will spark a lot of research into how and why pterosaurs and dinosaurs evolved into such different forms from their early relatives.” A Dinosaur Cousin’s Crocodile Ankles Surprise Paleontologists 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z The group includes birds, crocodilians, dinosaurs and extinct flying reptiles known as pterosaurs. Fossil reveals a long-necked marine reptile that lived long before the dinosaurs 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z In its wake arose a group of egg-laying reptile precursors called archosaurs, the common ancestors of dinosaurs, flying reptiles known as pterosaurs, and crocodiles. Curious fossil could rewrite early days of the dinosaurs 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z It's known that pterosaurs were extraordinarily well-adapted to flight, but many questions remain about their evolution, according to the authors of a paper published recently in the journal PeerJ. Fossil Find Unearths New Pterosaur Species in Argentina 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z One of the neck bones from a giant Jordanian azhdarchid called Aramabourgiania is just over two inches wide, he adds, while the same bone in the new Gobi pterosaur is nearly eight inches across. Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z When dinosaurs roamed Earth, pterosaurs ruled the skies. Tiny pterosaur claims new perch on reptile family tree 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z A pack of pint-size pterosaurs enjoy a Cretaceous-era afternoon in an artist's reconstruction. Cat-Size Flying Reptile Shakes Up Pterosaur Family Tree It’s a bit less clear what happened to small pterosaurs at that time. This cat-sized pterosaur looks like adorable origami 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The specimen "shows an intermediate state in the brain evolution of pterosaurs and their adaptations to the aerial environment," researcher Diego Pol said in a journal news release. Fossil Find Unearths New Pterosaur Species in Argentina 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z “What we don’t have for these pterosaurs is the association of the neck bones with the body to confirm whether they just have much bigger necks, or whether they are much bigger animals.” Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z The Cretaceous ended 66 million years ago with a mass extinction that saw pterosaurs vanish alongside the dinosaurs. Tiny pterosaur claims new perch on reptile family tree 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The itty-bitty pterosaur now calls that idea into question, the authors say. Cat-Size Flying Reptile Shakes Up Pterosaur Family Tree Only a few fossil remains of the pterosaur were found, and researchers used them to estimate the size of the animal. This cat-sized pterosaur looks like adorable origami 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z One estimate puts the death toll at 75 percent of known fossil species, from the total loss of pterosaurs in the skies to the end of coil-shelled ammonites in the seas. What Killed the Dinosaurs? Science Has Had Some Wild Ideas Both of these pterosaurs had estimated wingspans of 32 to 36 feet. Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z They suggest the existence of a species about 77 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period, that was much smaller than the giant pterosaurs thought to dominate then. Tiny pterosaur claims new perch on reptile family tree 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Tiny pterosaurs, including at least one that could’ve nestled in the palm of your hand, thrived during the Jurassic and Triassic. Cat-Size Flying Reptile Shakes Up Pterosaur Family Tree Finding small pterosaur fossils is even rarer, because smaller animals are harder to find. This cat-sized pterosaur looks like adorable origami 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Other bones found at the Uzbek site belonged to raptors, a smattering of primitive mammals, and flying reptiles called pterosaurs. Discovery of brainy T rex ancestor sheds light on dinosaur's dominance 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z There’s even a chance that the newfound animal was larger than these previously known winged behemoths, says Mark Witton, an expert on pterosaurs at the University of Portsmouth in the U.K. Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Escaso said the main predator in the area was Baryonyx, a relative of Spinosaurus, and there were other plant-eating dinosaurs around as well as crocodilians and the flying reptiles called pterosaurs. Unusual 'sail-backed' dinosaur roamed Spain 125 million years ago 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z And despite its diminutive frame, it was probably closely related to other pterosaurs that were as tall as giraffes and boasted wingspans three times longer than anything alive today. Cat-Size Flying Reptile Shakes Up Pterosaur Family Tree By studying the bones, their sizes and internal structures, the researchers concluded that the Hornby pterosaur belonged to a group of short-winged reptiles with no teeth called azhdarchoid pterosaurs. This cat-sized pterosaur looks like adorable origami 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z “It’s the final nail in the coffin for the pterosaur idea,” says Rowe, a co-author on the study. ‘Winged monster’ on ancient rock art debunked by scientists 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z “Although fragmentary, the specimen is from a gigantic individual … extending the geographic range of gigantic pterosaurs to Asia,” the scientists write. Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z These are the insects, the pterosaurs, the birds and the bats. Glider spiders 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z The absence of pint-sized pterosaurs dating back to this era led to the proposal that “the niche for smaller animals was filled by birds,” Martin-Silverstone says. Cat-Size Flying Reptile Shakes Up Pterosaur Family Tree They also concluded that the Hornby pterosaur was not the baby of a large species, but an actual small animal that was almost fully grown. This cat-sized pterosaur looks like adorable origami 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The two methods revealed “pretty clearly” that the five figures that had been suggested previously, rather than a solitary pterosaur, graced the canyon wall, the researchers report this month in Antiquity. ‘Winged monster’ on ancient rock art debunked by scientists 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z “I immediately recognized that it might be a pterosaur and was astonished at its gigantic size,” says Tsuihiji. Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z It's hard to imagine not being able to get away from a pterosaur. ‘I enjoyed the whole absurdity of it': Paleontologists review ‘Jurassic World.’ 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Martin-Silverstone responds that the fossil bones looks more like a pterosaur than a bird. Cat-Size Flying Reptile Shakes Up Pterosaur Family Tree The small pterosaur, described in a study published today in the journal Royal Society Open Science, is one of the very few discovered in North America. This cat-sized pterosaur looks like adorable origami 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z In the past few years, some have even argued they can identify the species: Quetzalcoatlus northropi—the largest known pterosaur, with a wingspan of more than 10 meters. ‘Winged monster’ on ancient rock art debunked by scientists 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Yes, the mosasaur is far too big, the raptors hold their hands wrong, the pterosaurs wouldn't be strong enough to pluck up park-goers as they whizzed down from the sky. Awesome Dinos, Iffy Science Inhabit "Jurassic World" 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z We also got to see pterosaurs released from their aviary, though that wasn’t so great for the park’s guests. A Paleontologist Reviews 'Jurassic World' 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, hulking lizards such as Tyrannosaurus rex ruled the Earth, while immense flying reptiles known as pterosaurs held dominion over the skies. Cat-Size Flying Reptile Shakes Up Pterosaur Family Tree The idea is that ancient birds took over the smaller ecological niches previously dominated by small pterosaurs, pushing the flying reptiles to evolve into bigger and bigger animals. This cat-sized pterosaur looks like adorable origami 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z He’s since removed the mention of the Black Dragon Canyon pterosaur from subsequent printings of the book, he says. ‘Winged monster’ on ancient rock art debunked by scientists 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Its evolutionary explosion spanned 10 to 15 million years following the mass extinction, which opened numerous ecological niches previously occupied by other dinosaurs and flying reptiles called pterosaurs. Feathered friends: researchers unveil bird 'family tree' 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The American Museum of Natural History is currently showcasing an exhibit on pterosaurs, 150 species of flying reptiles that lived alongside raptors and T-Rexes. What to do, see, and read this Thanksgiving weekend 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z She also argues that the bones show changes that, in other pterosaurs, signal that the animal is nearly as big as it will get. Cat-Size Flying Reptile Shakes Up Pterosaur Family Tree Toward the end of the Cretaceous, around 100 to 66 million years ago, most pterosaurs were enormous, with wingspans of 36 feet and weighing up to 550 pounds. This cat-sized pterosaur looks like adorable origami 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z “Hopefully this paper, which reveals details invisible to the human eye, will dissuade them from believing in the pterosaur.” ‘Winged monster’ on ancient rock art debunked by scientists 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z It would be almost 200 million years before any other type of animal acquired the ability to fly: the winged reptiles known as pterosaurs. Bug off: scientists devise family tree of world's insects 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Pterosaurs weren’t related to birds as dinosaurs and pterosaurs shared a common ancestor 100 million years before early birds like /Archaeopteryx/. Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs And Other Saurs -- The Differences 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Every other known pterosaur of the day was super-sized, leading to the proposal that birds pushed aside smaller aerial reptiles during the waning days of the Cretaceous. Cat-Size Flying Reptile Shakes Up Pterosaur Family Tree Still, Kellner agrees that the few fossils point to a small pterosaur that was almost fully grown. This cat-sized pterosaur looks like adorable origami 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Others might say that if we keep using words like pterosaur, people will eventually learn them. Paleosaurs: A Simple Solution To The Dinosaur Dilemma 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z In this case, the niches were those occupied by dinosaurs, the flying reptiles known as pterosaurs and archaic birds. Modern Birds Evolved Before the Dinosaurs Died 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z When pterosaurs flew, those fingers bent with the force of the downward wing stroke and then reflexively snapped back into position on the upward stroke. Giant Pterosaurs Serve as Aircraft Inspiration 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z But by the time the Cretaceous was winding down 80 million years ago, pterosaur options ranged from extra large to ginormous. Cat-Size Flying Reptile Shakes Up Pterosaur Family Tree “This is the best evidence showing that at least this new pterosaur species was gregarious, meaning that several lived together, perhaps nested together,” he said. Pterosaurs, Flying Reptiles, Were a Social Lot 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Being nicknamed ‘the God particle’ didn’t do the Higgs boson any harm, for instance, and ‘paleosaur’ might even help draw attention to words like pterosaur until they become as well-known as dinosaur. Paleosaurs: A Simple Solution To The Dinosaur Dilemma 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z A look at a past giant — the flying reptile pterosaurs. Boston remembers the dead, wounded at first anniversary of marathon bombings 2014-04-15T18:55:36Z Rapid-Launch Systems Unlike planes today, giant pterosaurs did not need runways. Giant Pterosaurs Serve as Aircraft Inspiration 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Scaphognathus was a pterosaur that lived in what is now Germany about 150 million years ago. Where have all the big birds gone? A look at a past giant — the flying reptile pterosaurs 2014-04-14T17:43:17Z Because the eggs were found alongside many pterosaurs, there was probably a nesting site nearby. Pterosaurs, Flying Reptiles, Were a Social Lot 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Many people who are interested in dinosaurs will also be interested in other prehistoric reptiles, but words like ‘pterosaur’ and ‘plesiosaur’ aren’t as recognisable as ‘dinosaur’. Paleosaurs: A Simple Solution To The Dinosaur Dilemma 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z There are mammals in there, there are big pterosaurs, some plesiosaurs. Speculative Zoologists Imagine Beasts of the Future 2014-04-04T11:06:16Z One solution may be a robot that flies like a pterosaur—with swift beating wings and a relatively slow-moving body. Giant Pterosaurs Serve as Aircraft Inspiration 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Stokes identified pterosaur tracks that proved the animal walked on all fours, his colleagues dismissed the find. Where have all the big birds gone? A look at a past giant — the flying reptile pterosaurs 2014-04-14T17:43:17Z Jason Brougham, who is working on a diorama for the coming show, researched the pterosaurs and fish that would be included, as well as the plant life from the early Cretaceous period. Behind the Scenes at ‘Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs’ 2014-03-31T21:57:23Z Rare fossils, such as this pterosaur from Brazil’s Araripe Basin, are regularly seized by authorities. Brazil clamps down on illegal fossil trade 2014-03-05T18:50:34.143Z If you like or are even vaguely interested in pterosaurs, or, hell, are interested in tetrapod evolution, diversity or history in general, you really need to see this book. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z To model how pterosaurs flew, Habib combines principles of physics and vertebrate anatomy with fossil data. Giant Pterosaurs Serve as Aircraft Inspiration 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z This large pterosaur species lived around 70 million years ago on a plain in what is now western Texas. Where have all the big birds gone? A look at a past giant — the flying reptile pterosaurs 2014-04-14T17:43:17Z They examined a similar pterosaur specimen, tupuxuara, to piece together the body. Behind the Scenes at ‘Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs’ 2014-03-31T21:57:23Z But I wondered if the look and pose of Forsey’s Demonic skeleton was based on a real specimen, perhaps of one of the substantially smaller, Solnhofen pterosaurs. Quetzalcoatlus: the evil, pin-headed, toothy nightmare monster that wants to eat your soul 2013-08-20T15:45:00.583Z Readers may also be surprised to see several Witton illustrations that show pterosaurs swimming and even diving. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z The spontaneous return to equilibrium saved pterosaurs significant energy when flapping. Giant Pterosaurs Serve as Aircraft Inspiration 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z The structure of the bones was also a major factor in the massive size of some pterosaurs. Where have all the big birds gone? A look at a past giant — the flying reptile pterosaurs 2014-04-14T17:43:17Z With each changing exhibition, including “Darwin,” “Whales: Giants of the Deep” and “The Power of Poison” and now this pterosaurs show, scientists translate their concepts for the visual realm. Behind the Scenes at ‘Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs’ 2014-03-31T21:57:23Z By now, it’s reasonably well known to interested people what azhdarchid pterosaurs looked like when alive. Quetzalcoatlus: the evil, pin-headed, toothy nightmare monster that wants to eat your soul 2013-08-20T15:45:00.583Z Clearly, these weird early pterosaurs were doing something unusual – as usual, the question is: what? Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z We should look at fossil seabirds, and maybe pterosaurs too, with all of this in mind. Tubenosed seabirds that shear the waves: of Calonectris, Lugensa, and Puffinus (petrels part VII) 2013-02-10T21:45:00.213Z Back to the pterosaurs, though, and their second trait: tremendous lift. Where have all the big birds gone? A look at a past giant — the flying reptile pterosaurs 2014-04-14T17:43:17Z For instance, Michael Habib, a consulting scientist who specializes in the aeronautics of pterosaurs, was about to publish a new paper, and he suggested all the bodies of the models be slimmed down. Behind the Scenes at ‘Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs’ 2014-03-31T21:57:23Z There was thus no idea what it might look like: all that was known was that it was a giant pterosaur that lived inland. Quetzalcoatlus: the evil, pin-headed, toothy nightmare monster that wants to eat your soul 2013-08-20T15:45:00.583Z Without naming names, the general impression created by some pterosaur workers is that pterosaurs are basically all alike, only with different skulls. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z Upper Cretaceous pterosaurs and birds from central Asia. A new azhdarchid pterosaur: the view from Europe becomes ever more interesting 2013-01-31T14:15:08.667Z They argued that the tracks belonged to a crocodile-like creature, not a pterosaur. Where have all the big birds gone? A look at a past giant — the flying reptile pterosaurs 2014-04-14T17:43:17Z Changes on the fifth floor were then communicated to the multimedia artists two floors down so that their work — which included an interactive digital flying pterosaur — would match. Behind the Scenes at ‘Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs’ 2014-03-31T21:57:23Z Over several years, more fragmentary vertebrae of Pannoniasaurus were found at the site, as well as the bones of turtles, lizards, amphibians, alligators, pterosaurs and more fish. Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus: World's first freshwater mosasaur 2012-12-20T00:45:02.957Z Well, isn’t the only pterosaur where the soft-tissue structures on the tail are actually preserved, and those structures known for other taxa are markedly different. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z A new large pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32, 1447-1452. A new azhdarchid pterosaur: the view from Europe becomes ever more interesting 2013-01-31T14:15:08.667Z Pterodactyl was derived from a pterosaur called Pterodactylus – the first pterosaur ever found. What's in a Name? 2012-09-19T21:15:06.927Z His assignments ranged widely: the dangers posed by toxic debris from the crash of the space shuttle Challenger; an effort to build a robotic flying pterosaur; an effort to rid Antarctica of garbage accumulating there. Malcolm W. Browne, Pulitzer Winner, Dies at 81 2012-08-29T00:55:14Z The not-so-concealed implication here is that everyone else who works on the interpretation of pterosaurs and their kin is wrong. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z The pace of pterosaur research means that, needless to say, many new things have appeared since Pterosaurs appeared. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z On the size and flight diversity of giant pterosaurs, the use of birds as pterosaur analogues and comments on pterosaur flightlessness. A new azhdarchid pterosaur: the view from Europe becomes ever more interesting 2013-01-31T14:15:08.667Z This included dinosaurs and their predecessors, as well as contemporaries such as flying pterosaurs and the ancestors of mammals. Dinosaurs Grew to Outpace Their Young 2012-04-19T00:15:00.287Z Dr. Hone, who worked on this discovery, says it's a rare find: "Gut contents are pretty rare and pterosaur bones are rather fragile and don't preserve well, so it is an unusual find." Velociraptor's scavenged last meal 2012-03-07T16:59:45Z In other words, Dave’s complaints about the paper concerned are directly linked to the fact that a bunch of academic researchers who work on pterosaurs – myself included – are the root cause of the problem. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z Aren't we all waiting for some other grand, lavishly illustrated pterosaur volume? Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z As Tet Zoo regulars will know, there was a time when azhdarchids were consistently portrayed as ‘vulture pterosaurs’, specialised for a life of picking at dinosaur carcasses. A new azhdarchid pterosaur: the view from Europe becomes ever more interesting 2013-01-31T14:15:08.667Z Did dinosaurs and pterosaurs practise mutual sexual selection? Did dinosaurs and pterosaurs practise mutual sexual selection? 2012-01-05T15:45:07.957Z But the velociraptor was only 50cm tall and the pterosaur was bigger - a flying reptile with a wingspan of at least 2m. Velociraptor's scavenged last meal 2012-03-07T16:59:45Z If correct, this would move pterosaurs well away from dinosaurs in the reptile family tree. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z The posture of floating pterosaurs: ecological implications for inhabiting marine and freshwater habitats. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z Photo by Cheryl Hebert Daniel Loxton’s new book Ankylosaur Attack brings children into the world of a young ankylosaur, where they encounter towering vegetation, passing pterosaurs and scary tyrannosaurs looking for a meal. Creating Ankylosaur Attack: An interview with author Daniel Loxton 2011-10-12T14:45:06.247Z January 5, 2012 | 7 Did dinosaurs and pterosaurs practise mutual sexual selection? Did dinosaurs and pterosaurs practise mutual sexual selection? 2012-01-05T15:45:07.957Z The bone of a pterosaur was found inside the dinosaur's stomach when scientists unearthed its remains in the Gobi desert, in Asia. Velociraptor's scavenged last meal 2012-03-07T16:59:45Z As noted above, the general thinking on this issue is that pterosaurs are archosaurs, closely related to dinosaurs and their kin, and forming with them the clade Ornithodira. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z Tradition and convention would have it that pterosaurs flew over the surface of the sea and caught fish, or flew close to watery places and caught dragonflies and other flying insects. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z Previous research determined that pterosaurs -- flying winged reptiles -- also dwelled during the Cretaceous period in what is now Denali, he said. Tracks of two prehistoric birds found in Alaska 2011-01-31T23:57:44Z Why were elaborate cranial ornaments so diverse and so widespread in pterosaurs and Mesozoic dinosaurs? Did dinosaurs and pterosaurs practise mutual sexual selection? 2012-01-05T15:45:07.957Z The study also provides information about how the pterosaurs reproduced. Observatory: A 160-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur and Its Egg Are Discovered 2011-01-21T17:16:47Z And this radical new proposal – that pterosaurs are not archosaurs, nor even close, but actually nested within squamates – was not alone. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z But, otherwise, the overwhelming impression has always been that pterosaurs caught fish or insects while flying on the wing. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z Like a peacock shaking his tailfeathers, a male pterosaur displayed his crest to win the female, said Chris Bennett, a paleontologist at Fort Hays State University in Kansas. It's a girl! ... pterodactyl, that is 2011-01-21T01:28:01Z Horns, hornlets, bosses, twin ridges and other structures decorate the skulls of various ornithischians and Mesozoic theropods, various pterosaurs possess sail-like crests, there are the thick skull domes of pachycephalosaurs, and so on. Did dinosaurs and pterosaurs practise mutual sexual selection? 2012-01-05T15:45:07.957Z This implies that, like crocodiles and other reptiles, pterosaurs probably buried their eggs in the ground, rather than incubating them by sitting on them, as birds do. Observatory: A 160-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur and Its Egg Are Discovered 2011-01-21T17:16:47Z Giving credit where credit is due, the following pterosaur experts all had a hand in the report by Hyder et al. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z But this is about the first time that we’ve seen this many ideas on pterosaur behaviour and lifestyle. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z Like a peacock shaking his tailfeathers, a male pterosaur displayed his crest to win the female, says Chris Bennett, a paleontologist at Fort Hays State University in Kansas. It's a girl! ... pterodactyl, that is 2011-01-20T19:47:01Z Well done, you’ve made it to the end of this article Two of the authors critically examine a life-sized model of a thalassodromid pterosaur. Did dinosaurs and pterosaurs practise mutual sexual selection? 2012-01-05T15:45:07.957Z Until recently the assumption was that, like birds, pterosaurs looked after their hatchlings in nests. Palaeontology: Unscrambled eggs 2011-01-20T14:10:58Z The digitigrady in the feet is now acknowledged as wrong, and the bipedal poses are misleading since pterosaurs were almost certainly mostly quadrupedal. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z In short, Witton’s view of pterosaurs is exciting and refreshing in its diversity, complexity and plausibility. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z The pregnant pterosaur was just trying to make it home in time to lay her egg. Mama Pterosaur Discovered in China 2011-01-20T19:37:48Z For previous Tet Zoo articles on the reproductive and social behaviour of Mesozoic dinosaurs and pterosaurs, please see… Amundsen, T. 2000. Did dinosaurs and pterosaurs practise mutual sexual selection? 2012-01-05T15:45:07.957Z The survivors regrouped, re-evolved and turned into the Mesozoic species that led eventually to the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, ammonites and belemnites that generations of fossil hunters are familiar with. How life recovers from mass extinctions: Dead-ammonite bounce 2010-07-05T07:48:00Z 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 Pterosaur tracks and the terrestrial ability of pterosaurs. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z Padian says it's far too large to be an egg as it would take up much of the pterosaur's body cavity. Mama Pterosaur Discovered in China 2011-01-20T19:37:48Z The conclusion must be that – for a reasonable number of crested dinosaurs and pterosaurs – males and females were similarly ornamented, with similarly sized, similarly elaborate cranial crests present in both adult males and adult females. Did dinosaurs and pterosaurs practise mutual sexual selection? 2012-01-05T15:45:07.957Z “But this new evidence suggests that they were really only one of several large and distinct groups of animals that exploded in diversity in the Triassic, including silesaurs, pterosaurs, and several groups of crocodilian relatives.” Dinosaurs Might Be Older Than Previously Thought 2010-03-04T22:04:00Z Given that he interprets these tiny animals as adults, and given that he contends that growth in pterosaurs was isometric, he proposes that the babies of these miniature pterosaurs were less than 10 mm long. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z Witton weaves all these lines of evidence together in a compelling narrative and can be said to be leading a revolution on the terrestrial abilities of pterosaurs. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z Unlike dinosaurs, whose ancestral features are preserved in birds, pterosaurs were an evolutionary dead end. Mama Pterosaur Discovered in China 2011-01-20T19:37:48Z The extinction wiped out more than half of all species on the planet, including the dinosaurs, bird-like pterosaurs and large marine reptiles, clearing the way for mammals to become the dominant species on Earth. Panel backs dinosaur crater link 2010-03-04T23:49:00Z Many archosaurs, such as pterosaurs, apparently were capable of sustaining vigorous exercise. 2010-01-17T15:02:00Z The hypothetical common ancestor would therefore have shared the characters common to pterosaurs and dinosauriforms, but lacked the special features of either of those lineages. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z Some trackways seemingly show that some pterosaurs foraged in shallow water, their bodies afloat and their long forelimbs being used as punting tools. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z It also represents only the fourth pterosaur egg ever discovered. Mama Pterosaur Discovered in China 2011-01-20T19:37:48Z They looked through the glass cages at these volant pterosaurs with American Airlines branded on their skins. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America Chapter 6 – ‘Flying reptiles’ – summarises current thinking on pterosaur aerodynamics and launch behaviour, one of Witton’s most interesting contentions being that pterosaurs have consistently been made too lightweight by previous authors. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z The by-line to The Pterosaur Heresies is ‘There’s something very wrong with our pterosaurs’. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z Chapter 8 – ‘The private lives of pterosaurs’ – reviews several areas that will be unfamiliar to the majority of non-specialists: what do we know about pterosaur prey items, pathologies, parasites, sex lives and growth strategies? Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z He's also not convinced that the round structure found with the pterosaur is an egg. Mama Pterosaur Discovered in China 2011-01-20T19:37:48Z Nevertheless, the crown-archosaur idea does look odd given that we lack taxa that appear in any way transitional between pterosaurs and other ornithodirans**… not that I’m saying that this necessarily means anything. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z Scholarly but highly readable, fully referenced throughout, and featuring hundreds of excellent photos, diagrams and beautiful, colour life restorations, this volume is a must-own, whatever your interest in pterosaurs. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z Based on his examination of photos of these four Triassic animals, Dave used several different phylogenetic analyses to show that they were close kin of pterosaurs. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z If there’s anything that becomes a takehome with regard to this book, it’s that pterosaurs are more diverse in anatomy and proportions than has previously been made obvious before. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z When Darwinopterus was first discovered, it bridged the gap between two anatomically distinct pterosaur groups. Mama Pterosaur Discovered in China 2011-01-20T19:37:48Z The study of Mesozoic archosaurs – dinosaurs and pterosaurs in particular – attracts a great many interesting people who might best be considered ‘outside’ the normal, academic community. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z Furthermore, toothless pterosaurs actually have teeth after all, wing-fingers still have claws at their tips, and digit V is still present in the pterosaur hand, says Dave. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z A new model for the evolution of the pterosaur wing – with a twist. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z And, let’s face it, there aren’t that many books devoted to pterosaurs to begin with, so another one on the market can only be a good thing. Mark Witton s Pterosaurs: beautiful, lavish, scholarly and comprehensive 2013-12-27T14:45:05.235Z ‘Best’ of all, pterosaurs of many kinds are – says Dave – preserved with babies attached to, or adjacent to, their bodies. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z Dave runs a second internet site – a blog called The Pterosaur Heresies, subtitled “There’s something very wrong with our pterosaurs”. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z Remember that the workers who produce the trees that support the ‘conventional’ view of pterosaur affinities have spent a lot of time looking at actual fossils. Why the world has to ignore ReptileEvolution.com 2012-07-04T11:45:05.397Z |
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