Powered flight in hatchling pterosaurs: evidence from wing form and bone strength by Darren Naish, Mark P. Witton, Elizabeth Martin-Silverstone

“…We propose on the basis of these conclusions that pterosaur species occupied distinct niches across ontogeny.…”
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An unusual long-tailed pterosaur with elongated neck from western Liaoning of China by Xiaolin Wang, Alexander W.A. Kellner, Shunxing Jiang, Xi Meng

“…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. …”
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Pterosaur diversity: Untangling the influence of sampling biases, Lagerstätten, and genuine biodiversity signals by Butler, R, Benson, R, Barrett, P

“…Pterosaurs were a diverse and successful group of Mesozoic reptiles with an evolutionary history that extended for approximately 145. …”

Pterosaur diversity: Untangling the influence of sampling biases, Lagerstätten, and genuine biodiversity signals by Butler, R, Benson, R, Barrett, P

Comparative analysis of the vertebral pneumatization in pterosaurs (Reptilia: Pterosauria) and extant birds (Avialae: Neornithes). by Richard Buchmann, Leonardo Dos Santos Avilla, Taissa Rodrigues

“…Birds and pterosaurs have pneumatic bones, a feature likely related to their flight capabilities but whose evolution and origin is still poorly understood. …”
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Sinomacrops bondei, a new anurognathid pterosaur from the Jurassic of China and comments on the group by Xuefang Wei, Rodrigo Vargas Pêgas, Caizhi Shen, Yanfang Guo, Waisum Ma, Deyu Sun, Xuanyu Zhou

“…Anurognathids are an elusive group of diminutive, potentially arboreal pterosaurs. Even though their monophyly has been well-supported, their intrarelationships have been obscure, and their phylogenetic placement even more. …”
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NEW PTEROSAUR SPECIMENS FROM THE KEM KEM BEDS (UPPER CRETACEOUS, CENOMANIAN) OF MOROCCO by TAISSA RODRIGUES, ALEXANDER W. A. KELLNER, BRYN J. MADER, DALE A. RUSSELL

“…Although pterosaurs from Africa are still rare, in recent years several specimens have been described from the Kem Kem beds (Upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian) of Morocco. …”
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Eggshell and Histology Provide Insight on the Life History of a Pterosaur with Two Functional Ovaries by XIAOLIN WANG, ALEXANDER W. A. KELLNER, XIN CHENG, SHUNXING JIANG, QIANG WANG, JULIANA M. SAYÃO, TAISSA RODRIGUES, FABIANA R. COSTA, NING LI, XI MENG, ZHONGHE ZHOU

“…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. …”
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A new toothless pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota with comments on the Chaoyangopteridae by Xiaolin Wang, Alexander W. A. Kellner, Shunxing Jiang, He Chen, Fabiana R. Costa, Xin Cheng, Xinjun Zhang, Bruno C. Vila Nova, Diogenes de Almeida Campos, Juliana M. Sayão, Taissa Rodrigues, Renan A. M. Bantim, Antônio A. F. Saraiva, Zhonghe Zhou

“…Abstract The Chaoyangopteridae is a clade of azhdarchoid pterosaurs that stands out in China, particularly in the Jehol Biota, as a Cretaceous group of medium-sized and high-crested pterosaurs. …”
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A large pterosaur femur from the Kimmeridgian, Upper Jurassic of Lusitanian Basin, Portugal by FILIPPO BERTOZZO, BRUNO CAMILO DA SILVA, DAVID MARTILL, ELSA MARLENE VORDERWUELBECKE, TITO AURELIANO, REMMERT SCHOUTEN, PEDRO AQUINO

“…The pterosaur fossil record in Portugal is scarce, comprising mainly isolated teeth and rare postcranial material. …”
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Evidence for the Cretaceous shark Cretoxyrhina mantelli feeding on the pterosaur Pteranodon from the Niobrara Formation by David W.E. Hone, Mark P. Witton, Michael B. Habib

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A pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Lapurr sandstone, West Turkana, Kenya by Patrick M. O'Connor, Joseph J.W. Sertich, Fredrick K. Manthi

“…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.…”
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A taxonomic and phylogenetic review of the anhanguerid pterosaur group Coloborhynchinae and the new clade Tropeognathinae by Borja Holgado, Rodrigo V. Pêgas

“…Anhanguerids are a particular group of pterodactyloid pterosaurs, characterized mainly by their rostral sagittal crests, well laterally expanded jaw tips and enlarged anterior teeth. …”
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Premaxillary crest variation within the Wukongopteridae (Reptilia, Pterosauria) and comments on cranial structures in pterosaurs by XIN CHENG, SHUNXING JIANG, XIAOLIN WANG, ALEXANDER W.A. KELLNER

“…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 recognition.…”
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Apatite in Hamipterus tianshanensis eggshell: advances in understanding the structure of pterosaur eggs by Raman spectroscopy by Ying Li, Xufeng Zhu, Qiang Wang, Shunxing Jiang, Yimin Yang, Wugan Luo, Xiaolin Wang

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First record of Early Cretaceous pterosaur from the Ordos Region, Inner Mongolia, China by Shu-an Ji

“…ABSTRACT: A new dsungaripterid pterosaur, Ordosipterus planignathus gen. et sp. nov., is established on the incomplete articulated lower jaws from the Lower Cretaceous Luohandong Formation in Otog Qi, Ordos Region, Inner Mongolia, China. …”
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New anatomical information on Dsungaripterus weii Young, 1964 with focus on the palatal region by He Chen, Shunxing Jiang, Alexander W.A. Kellner, Xin Cheng, Xinjun Zhang, Rui Qiu, Yang Li, Xiaolin Wang

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Late Maastrichtian pterosaurs from North Africa and mass extinction of Pterosauria at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. by Nicholas R Longrich, David M Martill, Brian Andres

“…Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to evolve powered flight and the largest animals to ever take wing. …”
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On the systematic relationships of Cearadactylus atrox, an enigmatic Early Cretaceous pterosaur from the Santana Formation of Brazil by D. M. Unwin

“…Cearadactylus atrox, a large pterodactyloid pterosaur represented by an incomplete skull and lower jaw from the Lower Cretaceous Santana Formation of Brazil, is a valid species. …”
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The Flight of Birds and Other Animals by Colin J. Pennycuick

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