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The relationships of Cuspicephalus scarfi Martill and Etches, 2013 and Normannognathus wellnhoferi Buffetaut et al., 1998 to other monofenestratan pterosaurs
Provedor de dados: 16
Autores: Witton, M.P.; O'Sullivan, M.; Martill, D.M.
The evolution of pterodactyloid pterosaurs occurred in a ‘modular’ fashion with ‘pterodactyloid’-type crania and cervical vertebrae evolving in pterodactyloid sister taxa – early monofenestratan pterosaurs – before later postcervical modifications marked the development of the true pterodactyloid condition. This means of evolution creates problems for distinguishing isolated pterodactyloid crania from those of non-pterodactyloid monofenestratans, and has led to uncertainty over the affinities of two Late Jurassic European pterosaurs known only from skulls, Cuspicephalus scarfi Martill and Etches, 2013 and Normannognathus wellnhoferi Buffetaut et al., 1998. Some aspects of their cranial anatomy suggest affinities to early pterodactyloids – specifically the...
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor
Palavras-chave: Cuspicephalus scarfi; Jurassic; Monofenestrata; Normannognathus wellnhoferi; Pterosauria; Wukongopteridae; 38.22.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/535310

A pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Lapurr sandstone, West Turkana, Kenya
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: O'Connor,Patrick M.; Sertich,Joseph J.W.; Manthi,Fredrick K.
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. Although the specimen is lightly built similar to most pterosaurs, it is here referred to Pterodactyloidea and tentatively to the Azhdarchidae in that it lacks pneumatic features on both the centrum and neural arch. This represents one of the few pterosaurs recovered from the entirety of Afro-Arabia, the first pterosaur recovered from the Cretaceous of East Africa, and, significantly, a specimen that was recovered from fluvial deposits rather than the near-shore marine setting typical of most pterosaur discoveries.
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pterosauria; Pterodactyloidea; Africa; Kenya; Late Cretaceous.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652011000100019

Comments on Triassic pterosaurs with discussion about ontogeny and description of new taxa
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: Kellner,Alexander W.A.
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. Since this dental feature has been observed in several other pterosaurs, the revision of some specimens assigned to Eudimorphodon shows that they represent new taxa as follows: Arcticodactyluscromptonellus (comb. nov.), Austriadraco dallavecchiai (gen. et sp. nov.) and Bergamodactyluswildi (gen. et sp. nov.). A preliminary analysis of pterosaur ontogeny resulted in the recognition of six distinct ontogenetic stages (OS1-6). According to this classification, the holotype of Arcticodactyluscromptonellus has reached OS2, and although being ontogenetically much younger than others, the...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pterosauria; Ontogeny; Eudimorphodon; Arcticodactylus; Austriadraco; Bergamodactylus.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000200669

New long-tailed pterosaurs (Wukongopteridae) from western Liaoning, China
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: Wang,Xiaolin; Kellner,Alexander W.A.; Jiang,Shunxing; Cheng,Xin; Meng,Xi; Rodrigues,Taissa.
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. differs from other members of this clade mainly by the rounded posterior region of the skull, thick lacrimal process of the jugal and lack of a bony premaxillary crest. This species further shows a soft tissue crest above the frontal, a comparatively larger wing finger, and the proximal segment of the second pedal phalanx of the fifth toe shorter than in other wukongopterids. The second new species is referred to the genus Darwinopterus, D. linglongtaensis sp. nov. based on the posterior region of the skull. It...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pterosauria; Wukongopteridae; Kunpengopterus; Darwinopterus; Liaoning; China.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652010000400024

The Evolution of Pneumatic Foramina in Pterosaur Vertebrae
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: BUCHMANN,RICHARD; RODRIGUES,TAISSA.
Abstract: Pterosaurs possess skeletal pneumatization, which can be assessed externally through the observation of pneumatic foramina. These foramina vary in position, shape, and number among taxa. Here we propose new characters referring to the position and number of pneumatic foramina present in cervical and dorsal vertebrae of pterosaurs. A cladistic analysis was performed after first-hand study of material in collections and using data from the literature in order to test these new characters for homology, and they were subsequently mapped in a strict consensus tree. The analysis resulted in nine equally parsimonious trees with 215 steps each. The strict consensus tree obtained does not present significant differences in relation to trees obtained in...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pterosauria; Phylogeny; Axial skeleton; Skeletal pneumatization.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000400601

Pterodactyloid pterosaur bones from Cretaceous deposits of the Antarctic Peninsula
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: KELLNER,ALEXANDER W.A.; RODRIGUES,TAISSA; COSTA,FABIANA R.; WEINSCHÜTZ,LUIZ C.; FIGUEIREDO,RODRIGO G.; SOUZA,GEOVANE A. DE; BRUM,ARTHUR S.; ELEUTÉRIO,LÚCIA H.S.; MUELLER,CARSTEN W.; SAYÃO,JULIANA M.
Abstract 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 Peninsula in search for fossils, particularly Cretaceous vertebrates. Among the specimens recovered so far are two bones referable to Pterosauria, more specifically to the Pterodacyloidea, the first volant reptiles from Antarctica to be fully described. MN 7800-V (part and counterpart) was recovered from a moraine at the Abernathy Flats (Santa Marta Formation, Lachman Crags Member, Santonian-Campanian) on James Ross Island. It is interpreted as the distal articulation of a first phalanx of the wing...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Antarctica; Antarctic Peninsula; Pterosauria; PALEOANTAR; Cretaceous.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000400519

On two pterosaur humeri from the Tendaguru beds (Upper Jurassic, Tanzania)
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: Costa,Fabiana R.; Kellner,Alexander W.A.
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. 2828 (cast MN 6661-V) and MB.R. 2833 (cast MN 6666-V). MB.R. 2828 consists of a three-dimensionally preserved proximal portion. The combination of the morphological features of the deltopectoral crest not observed in other pterosaurs suggests that this specimen belongs to a new dsungaripteroid taxon. MB.R. 2833 is nearly complete, and because of a long and round proximally placed deltopectoral crest it could be referred to the Archaeopterodactyloidea. It is the smallest pterosaur from Africa and one of the smallest...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Tendaguru; Tanzania; Africa; Upper Jurassic; Pterosauria.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652009000400017

An unusual long-tailed pterosaur with elongated neck from western Liaoning of China
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: Wang,Xiaolin; Kellner,Alexander W.A.; Jiang,Shunxing; Meng,Xi.
A new long-tailed pterosaur, Wukongopterus lii gen. et sp. nov, is described based on an almost complete skeleton (IVPP V15113) representing an individual with an estimated wing span of 730 mm. The specimen was discovered in strata that possibly represent the Daohugou Bed (or Daohugou Formation) at Linglongta, Jianchang, Liaoning Province, China. Wukongopterus lii is a non-pterodactyloid pterosaur diagnosed by the first two pairs of premaxillary teeth protruding beyond the dentary, elongated cervical vertebrae (convergent with Pterodactyloidea), and a strongly curved second pedal phalanx of the fifth toe. The specimen further has a broken tibia that indicates an injury occurred while the individual was still alive. Taphonomic aspects provide indirect...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pterosauria; Wukongopterus; ?Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous; Liaoning; China.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652009000400016

Eggshell and Histology Provide Insight on the Life History of a Pterosaur with Two Functional Ovaries
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: WANG,XIAOLIN; KELLNER,ALEXANDER W. A.; CHENG,XIN; JIANG,SHUNXING; WANG,QIANG; SAYÃO,JULIANA M.; RODRIGUES,TAISSA; COSTA,FABIANA R.; LI,NING; MENG,XI; ZHOU,ZHONGHE.
The counterpart of a previously described non-pterodactyloid pterosaur with an egg revealed the presence of a second egg inside the body cavity of this gravid female. It clearly shows that pterosaurs had two functional oviducts and demonstrates that the reduction of one oviduct was not a prerequisite for developing powered flight, at least in this group. Compositional analysis of one egg suggests the lack of a hard external layer of calcium carbonate. Histological sections of one femur lack medullary bone and further demonstrate that this pterosaur reached reproductive maturity before skeletal maturity. This study shows that pterosaurs laid eggs even smaller than previously thought and had a reproductive strategy more similar to basal reptiles than to...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pterosauria; Wukongopteridae; Reproductive Biology; Jurassic; China.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000401599

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
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: KELLNER,ALEXANDER W. A.; CAMPOS,DIOGENES A.; SAYÃO,JULIANA M.; SARAIVA,ANTÔNIO A.F.; RODRIGUES,TAISSA; OLIVEIRA,GUSTAVO; CRUZ,LILIAN A.; COSTA,FABIANA R.; SILVA,HELDER P.; FERREIRA,JENNYFER S.
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. mesembrinus mainly due to the presence of a low and blunt frontoparietal crest, the comparatively low number of teeth and the inclined dorsal part of the occipital region. Two distinct wingspan measurements for pterosaurs are introduced: the maximized wingspan (maxws), which essentially consists of doubling the addition of all wing elements and the length of the scapula or the coracoid (the smaller of the two), and the normal wingspan (nws), which applies a reducing factor (rfc) to the maximized wingspan to account for the natural flexures of the wing. The rfc suggested for...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pterosauria; Anhangueridae; Tropeognathus; Cretaceous; Gondwana.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652013000100113

On the pterosaur remains from the Río Belgrano formation (Barremian), Patagonian Andes of Argentina
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: Kellner,Alexander W.A.; Aguirre-Urreta,María B.; Ramos,Victor A.
Pterosaur remains from the Río Belgrano Formation, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, were found close to the Estancia Río Roble, along with several ammonoids that indicate a Barremian age for those strata. The specimens (MACN-SC 3617) consist of one ulna and one element tentatively identified as a portion of a wing metacarpal. The ulna shows morphological affinities with the Pteranodontoidea (sensu Kellner 1996), particularly with the members of the Anhangueridae by having a well developed ventral crest close to the proximal articulation, and is tentatively referred to this pterosaur clade. The oldest record of the Anhangueridae, previously limited to the Aptian/Albian, is therefore extended to the Barremian. The Argentinean material is preserved in three...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pterosauria; Río Belgrano Formation; Lower Cretaceous; Argentina.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652003000400007

Comments on the Pteranodontidae (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) with the description of two new species
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: Kellner,Alexander W.A.
Considered one of the best known flying reptiles, Pteranodon has been subject to several reviews in the last century. Found exclusively in the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Formation and Pierre Shale Group 11 species have been attributed to this genus (excluding the ones presently regarded as representing Nyctosaurus). While reviewers agree that this number is inflated, there is disagreement on how many species can be identified. The last review recognized only two species (Pteranodon longiceps and Pteranodon sternbergi) both being sexually dimorphic. Based on several cranial features, some specimens previously referred to the genus Pteranodon are re-evaluated leading to the recognition of the following species, two of which new that are described here:...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pterosauria; Pteranodon; Dawndraco; Late Cretaceous; Taxonomy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652010000400025

Short note on a Pteranodontoid pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from western Queensland, Australia
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: Kellner,Alexander W.A.; Rodrigues,Taissa; Costa,Fabiana R.
Flying reptiles from Australia are very rare, represented mostly by isolated bones coming from the Early Cretaceous (Albian) Toolebuc Formation, which crops out in western Queensland. Among the first pterosaur specimens discovered from this deposit is a mandibular symphysis that some authors thought to have a particular affinity to species found in the Cambridge Greensand (Cenomanian) of England. It was further referred as a member of or closely related to one of the genera Ornithocheirus, Lonchodectes or Anhanguera. Here we redescribe this specimen, showing that it cannot be referred to the aforementioned genera, but represents a new species of Pteranodontoid (sensu Kellner 2003), here named Aussiedraco molnari gen. et sp. nov. It is the second named...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pteranodontoidea; Pterosauria; Toolebuc Formation; Cretaceous; Australia.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652011000100018

A new toothless pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea) from Southern Brazil with insights into the paleoecology of a Cretaceous desert
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: KELLNER,ALEXANDER W.A.; WEINSCHÜTZ,LUIZ C.; HOLGADO,BORJA; BANTIM,RENAN A.M.; SAYÃO,JULIANA M.
Abstract Abstract: The first pterosaur bone bed from Brazil was reported in 2014 at the outskirts of the town Cruzeiro do Oeste, Paraná State, in the Southern region of the country. Here named 'cemitério dos pterossauros' site, these outcrops were referred to the Goio-Erê Formation (Turonian-Campanian) of the Caiuá Group (Bauru Basin) and revealed the presence of hundreds of isolated or partially articulated elements of the tapejarine pterosaur Caiuajara and fewer amounts of a theropod dinosaur. Here we present a new tapejaromorph flying reptile from this site, Keresdrakon vilsoni gen. et sp. nov., which shows a unique blunt ridge on the dorsal surface of the posterior end of the dentary. Morphological and osteohistological features indicate that all...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Paleoecology; Pterosauria; Pterodactyloidea; Keresdrakon vilsoni; Paraná; Cretaceous.
Ano: 2019
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000400517

Premaxillary crest variation within the Wukongopteridae (Reptilia, Pterosauria) and comments on cranial structures in pterosaurs
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: CHENG,XIN; JIANG,SHUNXING; WANG,XIAOLIN; KELLNER,ALEXANDER W.A.
ABSTRACT Cranial crests show considerable variation within the Pterosauria, a group of flying reptiles that developed powered flight. This includes the Wukongopteridae, a clade of non-pterodactyloids, where the presence or absence of such head structures, allied with variation in the pelvic canal, have been regarded as evidence for sexual dimorphism. Here we discuss the cranial crest variation within wukongopterids and briefly report on a new specimen (IVPP V 17957). We also show that there is no significant variation in the anatomy of the pelvis of crested and crestless specimens. We further revisit the discussion regarding the function of cranial structures in pterosaurs and argue that they cannot be dismissed a priori as a valuable tool for species...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Wukongopteridae; Pterosauria; Cranial crest; Sexual dimorphism; China.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000100119

New azhdarchoid pterosaur (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) with an unusual lower jaw from the Portezuelo Formation (Upper Cretaceous), Neuquén Group, Patagonia, Argentina
Provedor de dados: 42
Autores: KELLNER,ALEXANDER W.A.; CALVO,JORGE O.
ABSTRACT A new azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia is described. The material consists of an incomplete edentulous lower jaw that was collected from the upper portion of the Portezuelo Formation (Turonian-Early Coniacian) at the Futalognko site, northwest of Neuquén city, Argentina. The overall morphology of Argentinadraco barrealensis gen. et sp. nov. indicates that it belongs to the Azhdarchoidea and probable represents an azhdarchid species. The occlusal surface of the anterior portion is laterally compressed and shows blunt lateral margins with a medial sulcus that are followed by two well-developed mandibular ridges, which in turn are bordered laterally by a sulcus. The posterior end of the symphysis is deeper than in any...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pterosauria; Pterodactyloidea; Argentinadraco; Patagonia; Feeding behavior; Cretaceous.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000502003