New ctenochasmatid pterosaur record for Gondwana: discovery in the Lower Cretaceous continental deposits of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104378
Abstract: Abstract New pterosaur remains from Cerro La Isla, Quebrada Monardes Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Northern Chile, are described. The material comprises mandibular remains preserving dental bases and two vertebrae of the mid cervical series. The morphology… read more here.
Keywords: lower cretaceous; vertebrae; pterosaur; ctenochasmatid pterosaur ... See more keywords
A new darwinopteran pterosaur reveals arborealism and an opposed thumb
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.030
Abstract: Pterosaurs, which lived during the Mesozoic, were the first known vertebrates to evolve powered flight.1,2 Arboreal locomotion has been proposed for some taxa,3,4 and even considered to have played a role in the origin of… read more here.
Keywords: arborealism; new darwinopteran; pterosaur; darwinopteran pterosaur ... See more keywords
A large pteranodontid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Eastern Europe
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DOI: 10.1017/s0016756820001119
Abstract: The Campanian Beloe Ozero locality within the Rybushka Formation in Saratov Province, Russia, is one of the richest and most diverse Upper Cretaceous pterosaur localities in Europe. It produces identifiable remains of Pteranodontidae indet. and… read more here.
Keywords: pteranodontid; late cretaceous; pterosaur; large pteranodontid ... See more keywords
Egg accumulation with 3D embryos provides insight into the life history of a pterosaur
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aan2329
Abstract: Even more like birds Ecological convergence between pterosaurs and birds is often invoked, but to what degree the two groups share behavior is debated. Wang et al. describe a site with more than 100 fossilized… read more here.
Keywords: embryos provides; accumulation embryos; provides insight; pterosaur ... See more keywords