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A pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Lapurr sandstone, West Turkana, Kenya
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2011 An isolated pterosaurian caudal cervical (~ postcervical) vertebra was recovered from the Upper Cretaceous Lapurr sandstone ofWest Turkana, northwestern Kenya. The vertebral centrum is short, wide, and dorsoventrally compressed.
Patrick M. O'Connor +2 more
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On two pterosaur humeri from the Tendaguru beds (Upper Jurassic, Tanzania)
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2009 Jurassic African pterosaur remains are exceptionally rare and only known from the Tendaguru deposits, Upper Jurassic, Tanzania. Here we describe two right humeri of Tendaguru pterosaurs from the Humboldt University of Berlin: specimens MB.R.
Fabiana R. Costa, Alexander W.A. Kellner
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Pterosaur dental biology remains poorly understood despite its importance for comprehending feeding strategies and flight adaptations. Here, we present the first comprehensive histological analysis of an ornithocheiriform pterosaur tooth from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation (Santana Group, Northeast Brazil).
Tito Aureliano +3 more
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New long-tailed pterosaurs (Wukongopteridae) from western Liaoning, China
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2010 Two almost complete long-tailed pterosaurs from the Linglongta, Jianchang County, western Liaoning, China, are described and represent new taxa referred to the non-pterodactyloid clade Wukongopteridae. Kunpengopterus sinensis gen. et sp. nov.
Xiaolin Wang +5 more
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A Review of the Taxonomy and Palaeoecology of the Anurognathidae (Reptilia, Pterosauria)
Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition, 2020 The anurognathids are an enigmatic and distinctive clade of small, non‐pterodactyloid pterosaurs with an unusual combination of anatomical traits in the head, neck, wings and tail.
D. Hone
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The origin and evolution of air sacs in pterosaurs and their forerunners
Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.Pneumatized pterosauromorph vertebrae and their phylogenetic context. Abstract Although the existence of postcranial pneumaticity and the inferred presence of air sacs connected to the lungs are well established in Pterosauria, the origin of this system in pterosaurs remains unclear. We investigated skeletal pneumaticity in the Triassic pterosauromorph
Tito Aureliano +4 more
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The first pterosaur from the Bauru Group: an azhdarchid from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil
Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 11, Issue 5, September/October 2025.Abstract The vertebrate fossil record of the Bauru Group (Upper Cretaceous, southeastern Brazil) is remarkably rich, with a predominance of titanosaurs and crocodyliforms, alongside theropods, turtles, squamates, fishes and even small mammals. In contrast, pterosaur remains from the Bauru Group have remained elusive until now.
Ariovaldo A. Giaretta +3 more
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A small azhdarchoid pterosaur from the latest Cretaceous, the age of flying giants [PDF]
, 2016 Pterosaur fossils from the Campanian–Maastrichtian of North America have been reported from the continental interior, but few have been described from the west coast.
Arbour, Victoria M. +3 more
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Cautionary tales on the use of proxies to estimate body size and form of extinct animals
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2024.Reconstructing the body size and form of extinct animals is of vital importance to our understanding of macroevolution and palaeontology. This is often done using anatomical proxies where extinct species are known only from fragmentary remains. However, there are many limitations influencing the selection of proxy taxa that are frequently overlooked ...
Joel H. Gayford +7 more
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Pterodactyloid pterosaur bones from Cretaceous deposits of the Antarctic Peninsula [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2019 Fossil vertebrates from Antarctica are considerably rare, hampering our understanding of the evolutionary history of the biota from that continent. For several austral summers, the PALEOANTAR project has been carrying out fieldwork in the Antarctic ...
ALEXANDER W.A. KELLNER +9 more
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