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An Reconstruction of Bennettazhia oregonensis showing the preserved parts of this pterosaur.
Taxa Bennettazhia

An Reconstruction of Bennettazhia oregonensis showing the preserved parts of this pterosaur.

Bennettazhia Pterosauria
Significant discoveries of pterosaurs from late Campanian-aged terrestrial depositional environments in western North America (the azhdarchids Cryodrakon, Montanazhdarcho, and Navajodactylus).
Taxa Navajodactylus

Significant discoveries of pterosaurs from late Campanian-aged terrestrial depositional environments in western North America (the azhdarchids Cryodrakon, Montanazhdarcho, and Navajodactylus).

Campanian Azhdarchidae Cryodrakon Montanazhdarcho +2
Fragment of the mandibular symphysis of a tapejarid pterosaur (BSP 1997 I 67) from the Kem Kem Group in (A) ?left lateral, (B) ?right lateral and (C) dorsal (occlusal) view. Scale bar equals 5 cm.
Taxa Afrotapejara

Fragment of the mandibular symphysis of a tapejarid pterosaur (BSP 1997 I 67) from the Kem Kem Group in (A) ?left lateral, (B) ?right lateral and (C) dorsal (occlusal) view. Scale bar equals 5 cm.

scale Afrotapejara Pterosauria Tapejaridae
Muzquizopteryx coahuilensis (Familyː Nyctosauridae) is a species of nyctosaurid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous period (early Coniacian stage) of what is now Coahuila, Mexico.
Taxa Muzquizopteryx

Muzquizopteryx coahuilensis (Familyː Nyctosauridae) is a species of nyctosaurid pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous period (early Coniacian stage) of what is now Coahuila, Mexico.

Mexico Coniacian Cretaceous Late Cretaceous +3
The palatal view of the skull of NMS G.2021.6.2 and comparative assessment of the pterygoid region. The palatal region of NMS G.2021.6.2, A as seen in the ventral view. The comparative, to scale, pterosaur palatine and palatal regions in the ventral view. From left to right: B Cacibupteryx (IGO-V 208); C Parapsicephalus (GSM 3166); D Dearc (NMS G.2021.6.2); E Rhamphorhynchus (NHM R 2786); F Rhamphorhynchus (CM 11434). Abbreviations: bsp—basipterygoid; cho—choana; ec -, ectopterygoid; ipv—interpterygoid vacuity; pal—palatine; pf—posterior palatine fenestra; pte—pterygoid; stf -subtemporal fenestra; sof – suborbital fenestra; vm—vomer. Scale bar 10 mm
Taxa Cacibupteryx

The palatal view of the skull of NMS G.2021.6.2 and comparative assessment of the pterygoid region. The palatal region of NMS G.2021.6.2, A as seen in the ventral view. The comparative, to scale, pterosaur palatine and palatal regions in the ventral view. From left to right: B Cacibupteryx (IGO-V 208); C Parapsicephalus (GSM 3166); D Dearc (NMS G.2021.6.2); E Rhamphorhynchus (NHM R 2786); F Rhamphorhynchus (CM 11434). Abbreviations: bsp—basipterygoid; cho—choana; ec -, ectopterygoid; ipv—interpterygoid vacuity; pal—palatine; pf—posterior palatine fenestra; pte—pterygoid; stf -subtemporal fenestra; sof – suborbital fenestra; vm—vomer. Scale bar 10 mm

scale Cacibupteryx Dearc Parapsicephalus +3
Anhanguerid pterosaur Uktenadactylus wadleighi (Lee, 1994), SMU 73058, Tarrant County, Texas, USA, Albian. In anterior (A1), leftlateral (A2), palatal (A3) and right lateral (A4), and dorsal (A5) views. Photographs by BH
Taxa Uktenadactylus

Anhanguerid pterosaur Uktenadactylus wadleighi (Lee, 1994), SMU 73058, Tarrant County, Texas, USA, Albian. In anterior (A1), leftlateral (A2), palatal (A3) and right lateral (A4), and dorsal (A5) views. Photographs by BH

United States Albian Anhangueridae Pterosauria +1
Fossil of Santanadactylus pricei and Anhanguera santanae, an extinct pterosaur- Took the photo at Senckenberg Museum of Frankfurt
Taxa Santanadactylus

Fossil of Santanadactylus pricei and Anhanguera santanae, an extinct pterosaur- Took the photo at Senckenberg Museum of Frankfurt

museum fossil Anhanguera Pterosauria +1
Fossil of Santanadactylus pricei and Anhanguera santanae, an extinct pterosaur- Took the photo at Senckenberg Museum of Frankfurt
Formations Romualdo

Fossil of Santanadactylus pricei and Anhanguera santanae, an extinct pterosaur- Took the photo at Senckenberg Museum of Frankfurt

museum fossil Anhanguera Pterosauria +1
Fossil specimen of early Cretaceous pterosaur Sinopterus dongi, which is collected from Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. The specimen (BMNHC Ph773) is a collection of Beijing Museum of Natural History and was on display in the National Museum of Natural Science (Taichung, Taiwan) during a special exhibition.
Taxa Sinopterus

Fossil specimen of early Cretaceous pterosaur Sinopterus dongi, which is collected from Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. The specimen (BMNHC Ph773) is a collection of Beijing Museum of Natural History and was on display in the National Museum of Natural Science (Taichung, Taiwan) during a special exhibition.

museum China Taiwan Cretaceous +5
Cast of a Scaphognathus crassirostris, a kind of pterosaur. On display as part of the exhibit "Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs" at the Cleveland Natural History Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. This animal lived about 150 million years ago. This fossil was found in the Solnhofen formation in Germany. This is a cast; the fossil itself is held by the Institute of Geology and Paleontology at the University of Bonn.
Taxa Scaphognathus

Cast of a Scaphognathus crassirostris, a kind of pterosaur. On display as part of the exhibit "Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs" at the Cleveland Natural History Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. This animal lived about 150 million years ago. This fossil was found in the Solnhofen formation in Germany. This is a cast; the fossil itself is held by the Institute of Geology and Paleontology at the University of Bonn.

flight museum Germany United States +7
Fossil of Coloborhynchus, an extinct pterosaur- Took the photo at Naturalis museum, Leiden
Taxa Maaradactylus

Fossil of Coloborhynchus, an extinct pterosaur- Took the photo at Naturalis museum, Leiden

museum fossil Coloborhynchus Maaradactylus +1
Fossil of Quetzalcoatlus, an extinct pterosaur- Took the photo at Senckenberg Museum of Frankfurt
Taxa Quetzalcoatlus

Fossil of Quetzalcoatlus, an extinct pterosaur- Took the photo at Senckenberg Museum of Frankfurt

museum fossil Pterosauria Quetzalcoatlus
Classification: Pterosauria, Anhangueridae
Taxa Anhangueridae

Classification: Pterosauria, Anhangueridae

Anhangueridae Pterosauria Tropeognathus
Classification: Pterosauria, Anhangueridae
Taxa Tropeognathus

Classification: Pterosauria, Anhangueridae

Anhangueridae Pterosauria Tropeognathus
From the English Wikipedia. Original description: The pterodactyloid pterosaur Anhanguera piscator by John Conway, [1]
Taxa Ptenodactylus

From the English Wikipedia. Original description: The pterodactyloid pterosaur Anhanguera piscator by John Conway, [1]

description Conway Anhanguera Ptenodactylus +1
An illustration of the pterosaur Normannognathus wellnhoferi
Taxa Normannognathus

An illustration of the pterosaur Normannognathus wellnhoferi

Normannognathus Pterosauria
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predator prey Australia Toolebuc Cretaceous Early Cretaceous fossil Ichthyosauria Pterosauria formation
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Pterosaurs May Have Sported Far More Varied Wings than Paleontologists Imagined
flight fossil Pterosauria biomechanics evolution
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tissue feeding Brazil fossil Anhangueridae Pterosauria fish
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Pterosaurs May Have Possessed Iridescent Pycnofibres
feather Pterosauria Tapejaridae behavior study
New research suggests that colourful tapejarid pterosaurs may have been even more spectacular than previously imagined. A recently published study proposes that some of these flying reptiles possessed iridescent pycnofibres that produced shimmering colours. As a result, these structures may have played an important role in visual signalling and display. The bodies of pterosaurs, the
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Geosternbergia: Beast of the Week
Geosternbergia: Beast of the Week
fossil Geosternbergia Pteranodon Pterosauria taxonomy
 This week we are looing at a famous pterosaur.  Check out Geosternbergia sterngergi!  I'm going to start this post off with pointing out that Geosternbergia is considered simply a separate species within the genus, Pteranodon, by many experts, which would make its name Pteranodon sternbergi.  That being said, since I already did a post on Pteranodon longiceps, I'm choosing to refer to this pterosaur as Geosternbergia.  (taxonomy is complicated and also subject to change especially with fossils)
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