Rhamphorhynchus

rhamphorhynchus

In Depth        Rhamphorhynchus is one of the classic pterosaurs that have been known to science since the early days of palaeontology.‭ ‬It had what appears to have been a sizeable distribution and aside from the above locations,‭ ‬Rhamphorhynchus specimens have also been attributed to other European countries like the United Kingdom.‭ ‬Unfortunately however,‭ ‬these specimens … Read more

Qinglongopterus

In Depth        Superficially Qinglongopterus has been found to be very similar to Rhamphorhynchus,‭ ‬the pterosaur that is the type genus of the Rhamphorhynchidae and to which Qinglongopterus is thought to be the most closely related.‭ ‬This however hints that both Qinglongopterus and Rhamphorhynchus represented their evolutionary limit as they are separated by many millions of … Read more

Jianchangnathus

In Depth        Although Jianchangnathus has been found to have several similarities with Scaphognathus,‭ ‬its frontal teeth actually pointed forwards like with Dorygnathus.‭ ‬This may have been to make it easier for Jianchangnathus to pick up fish with its mouth,‭ ‬significantly increasing the chance of successful prey capture.        Another pterosaur from the same deposit is Fenghuangopterus,‭ … Read more

Orientognathus

In Depth        Orientognathus is a genus of pterosaur that lived in China during the mid Jurassic. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new rhamphorhynchid pterosaur‭ (‬Pterosauria‭) ‬from Jurassic deposits of Liaoning Province,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zootaxa‭ ‬3911‭(‬1‭)‬:119-129.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Lu,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Pu,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Wei,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Chang‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬Kundrat‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Sericipterus

In Depth        With a wingspan of at least a hundred and seventy-three centimetres Sericipterus was big for a basal pterosaur.It should be realised that the name which translates to‭ ‘‬silk wing‭’ ‬is not a reference to the appearance of the wings,‭ ‬but the fact that Sericipterus comes from an area that had the old‭ ‘‬silk … Read more

Bellubrunnus

In Depth        At first glance the holotype specimen of‭ ‬Bellubrunnus was considered to‭ ‬have been an example of the famous pterosaur genus Rhamphorhynchus,‭ ‬though a closer study of the specimen soon came to the conclusion that it actually represented a unique genus.‭ ‬The skull of Bellubrunnus has been noted for being proportionately short with large … Read more