Pterosaurs evolved a broad range of body sizes, from small-bodied early forms with wingspans of mostly 1–2 m to the last-surviving giants with sizes of small airplanes. Since all …
RSH Smyth, DM Unwin - Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The taxonomic histories of Pterodactylus antiquus and other pterodactyloids from the Upper Jurassic plattenkalks of southern Germany are long and complex, reflecting centuries of …
LJ Zhang, SY Song, SA Ji, SC Chang, J Ramezani… - Palaeoworld, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Jehol Biota includes exceptionally well-preserved fossils that are major components of Early Cretaceous land ecosystems. The youngest example of the Jehol Biota …
DM Henderson - The Science of Nature, 2024 - Springer
The vast majority of pterosaurs are characterized by relatively large, elongate heads that are often adorned with large, elaborate crests. Projecting out in front of the body, these large …
Y Xu, S Jiang, X Wang - Cretaceous Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abundant and diverse pterosaur records have been reported from the Jehol Biota since the end of the last century, including an early reported member, Haopterus gracilis, from the …
RV Pêgas - Historical Biology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Caiuá Group (Cretaceous of Southern Brazil) is famous for the Pterosaur Graveyard site, a location that has yielded hundreds of tapejarid specimens, among other …
C Yun - Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae, 2024 - researchgate.net
Fragmentary but scientifically important pterosaur fossils have been reported in Lower Cretaceous strata such as the Jinju and Hasandong formations of South Korea. Recently …
CF Zhou, C Miao, B Andres - Historical Biology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Here, we describe a new Jehol tapejarid skeleton tentatively referred to Sinopterus dongi, revealing some valuable cranial information about the palate and mandibular symphysis of …
The output of Pterosaur research grows each year, with new work uncovering more and more information on this group and its function and extent in the evolutionary history of this …