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
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
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