-
extensive than the
simple pteroid-to-shoulder
connection traditionally depicted in life restorations. The
position of the
pteroid bone
itself has been controversial...
- wrist.
Pterosaurs developed a
unique bone to
support this membrane, the
pteroid. Brachiopatagium: the main
flight surface,
stretching from the elongated...
- the skull, but
contains a
fourth cervical vertebra, a rib, a humerus, a
pteroid bone, a
fourth metacarpal, a
tibia and a metatarsal. In 1992, the skeleton...
- fossil. The wing
bones are robust. The
metacarpals are very short. A
short pteroid,
supporting a propatagium, is
pointing towards the body. The hand claws...
- S2CID 129438441. Bennett, S. C. (2007). "Articulation and
function of the
pteroid bone of pterosaurs" (PDF).
Journal of
Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (4):...
- S2CID 83483952. Butler, A., Vicente, N., De Gaulejac, B. (1993).
Ecology of the
pteroid bivalves P.
nobilis bicolor Gmelin and P.
nobilis L.
Marine Life, 3(1–2)...
- have
supported a
membrane like
those supported by its wing-fingers and
pteroids.
Dorygnathus was
according to
David Unwin related to the Late Jur****ic...
- with the ulna. The
pteroid, a bone
unique to pterosaurs, is
quite long,
being about half as long as the ulna. In
front of the
pteroid,
there is a small...
- for a
basal pterosaur, of
which the
second phalanx is the largest. The
pteroid is
short and robust. The
pelvis is not very well known. A
fossil collector...
- 53 mm (2.1 in). The
pteroid clearly articulated with the
proximal syncarpal and
pointed towards the body; the
position of the
pteroid in
pterosaurs had...
