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The largest flying reptile from Gondwana: a new specimen of Tropeognathus cf. T. mesembrinusWellnhofer, 1987 (Pterodactyloidea, Anhangueridae) and other large pterosaurs from the Romualdo Formation, Lower Cretaceous, Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2013
A very large pterosaur (MN 6594-V) from the Romualdo Formation (Aptian/Albian), Santana Group, Araripe Basin, is described. The specimen is referred to Tropeognathus cf. T.
ALEXANDER W. A. KELLNER, DIOGENES A. CAMPOS, JULIANA M. SAYÃO, ANTÔNIO A.F. SARAIVA, TAISSA RODRIGUES, GUSTAVO OLIVEIRA, LILIAN A. CRUZ, FABIANA R. COSTA, HELDER P. SILVA, JENNYFER S. FERREIRA   +9 more
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Pterosaurs of the Wessex Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian) of the Isle of Wight, southern England: a review with new data [PDF]

, 2010
Micropalaeontological processing of vertebrate-bearing horizons within the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, southern England, reveals a rare, but diverse assemblage of pterosaurs.
Martill, D. M., Sweetman, S. C.
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Braincase and neuroanatomy of the lagerpetid Dromomeron gregorii (Archosauria, Pterosauromorpha) with comments on the early evolution of the braincase and associated soft tissues in Avemetatarsalia

The Anatomical Record, Volume 307, Issue 4, Page 1147-1174, April 2024.
Abstract The anatomy of the braincase and associated soft tissues of the lagerpetid Dromomeron gregorii (Archosauria: Avemetatarsalia) from the Late Triassic of the United States is here described. This corresponds to the first detailed description of cranial materials of Lagerpetidae, an enigmatic group of Late Triassic (c.
Mario Bronzati, Max C. Langer, Martín D. Ezcurra, Michelle R. Stocker, Sterling J. Nesbitt   +4 more
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Athletic capability index in pterosaurs: an initial assessment [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Pterosaurs had a unique morphology among flying vertebrates, and therefore, a direct comparison with living vertebrates regarding their terrestrial locomotion is impossible.
DANIEL F. CEROULA, RUBI V. PÊGAS, ANDERSON S. NASCIMENTO, ANSELMO NOGUEIRA, FABIANA R. COSTA   +4 more
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The osteology of the Late Triassic reptile Scleromochlus taylori from μCT data

The Anatomical Record, Volume 307, Issue 4, Page 1113-1146, April 2024.
Abstract Scleromochlus taylori is one of the most enigmatic members of the herpetofauna from the Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation (Upper Triassic) of Elgin (Moray, Scotland). For many years it was thought to be closely related to pterosaurs and dinosaurs, but the anatomy of this animal is difficult to interpret because of the notoriously poor ...
Davide Foffa, Sterling J. Nesbitt, Richard J. Butler, Stephen L. Brusatte, Stig Walsh, Nicholas C. Fraser, Paul M. Barrett   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Earliest Known Fossil Ant (First Southern Hemisphere Mesozoic Record) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae)

, 1989
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 96, Issue 3-4, Page 195-208, 1989.
Carlos Roberto F. Brandão, Rafael G. Martins-Neto, M. Aparecida Vulcano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new ornithocheiran pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Saratov, Russia [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Saratovia glickmani, gen. et sp. nov., is described based on a dentary symphysis fragment from the Upper Cretaceous (upper Cenomanian) Melovatka Formation at Saratov, Russia. This specimen was found by L.S.
ALEXANDER O. AVERIANOV
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Triassic pterosaur precursors of Brazil: catalog, evolutionary context, and a new hypothesis for phylogenetic relationships of Pterosauromorpha [PDF]

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Pterosaurs, remarkable for their extensive evolutionary history and role as the first vertebrates to achieve active flight, have long intrigued paleontologists and the public alike. Spanning over 150 million years and vanishing at the end of the Mesozoic
MAURÍCIO S. GARCIA, RODRIGO T. MÜLLER
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Comments on Triassic pterosaurs with discussion about ontogeny and description of new taxa

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2015
Eudimorphodon ranzii was the first Triassic pterosaur to be described and several specimens have been referred to this taxon mainly based on the presence of multicuspid teeth.
Alexander W.A. Kellner
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First pterosaur remains from the Cretaceous of Poland [PDF]

, 2013
The first records of pterosaurs from the Cretaceous of Poland are reported, on the basis of fragmentary remains from the marine Upper Albian (Lower Cretaceous) of the Annopol Anticline, central Poland.
Machalski, Marcin, Martill, David M.
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