2003
DOI: 10.1144/gsl.sp.2003.217.01.14
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Abstract: New specimens of pterosaurs with soft-part preservation from the Solnhofen Lithographic Limestone (S Germany) and the Crato Formation (northeastern Brazil) yield hitherto unknown and unexpected details of pterosaur anatomy: the presence and internal anatomy of softtissue crests, the internal anatomy of the brachiopatagium, including a blood vessel system and structural details of foot and hand. Some consequences for pterosaurian flight, thermoregulation and aspects of evolution are discussed.

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“…Tracks attributed to other members of the family Pteraichnidae, but morphologically distinct from the DENA track, have been noted in the Late Cretaceous of Korea (Hwang et al, 2002). Frey et al (2003) identified two types of handprints: a large-clawed form and a short-clawed form. They attribute the former to azhdarchidtype or Pterodactylus-type pterosaurs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Tracks attributed to other members of the family Pteraichnidae, but morphologically distinct from the DENA track, have been noted in the Late Cretaceous of Korea (Hwang et al, 2002). Frey et al (2003) identified two types of handprints: a large-clawed form and a short-clawed form. They attribute the former to azhdarchidtype or Pterodactylus-type pterosaurs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…In vertebrates, like fishes, it is common fully articulated skeletons, and occasionally with in situ stomach contents. An important feature of the high-quality soft-tissue preservation are found in pterosaurs, including cranial crest, wing membranes and wing fibers, claw sheaths, foot webs and a heel pad (Maisey 1991, Campos & Kellner 1997, Frey et al 2003, Pinheiro et al 2012.…”
Section: The Fossil Preservationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Pterosaurs are also in-between. Their motor and lift functions were almost separate: they flapped their wings rarely, and glided most of the time under the hot sun (Frey et al, 2003).…”
Section: For a Finite-size Open System To Persist In Time (To Survivementioning
confidence: 99%