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Pterosaurs are an
extinct clade of
flying reptiles in the
order Pterosauria. They
existed during most of the Mesozoic: from the Late Tri****ic to the end...
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layer of hair-like
filaments covering their bodies,
later named pycnofibres. The
pycnofibres served as insulation, an
indication the
group was warm-blooded...
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infrared spectral analysis of
these pycnofibres show
similar absorption spectra to red
human hair.
These pycnofibres likely provided both
insulation and...
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shown that
Aerodactylus was
covered in a short,
dense coat of
bristly pycnofibres, and that it had a
rounded triangular crest on its head, as well as a...
- This
includes exquisite preservation of
carbonized skin
fibers and
pycnofibres. The
fibers are
preserved around the body of the
specimen in a "halo...
- soft-tissues,
including wing
membranes and a
dense covering of
pycnofibres. Some of
these pycnofibres appear to be branched,
resembling the
feathers of maniraptoran...
- troodontids, dromaeosaurids, and birds. Feather-like
structures known as
pycnofibres have also been
found in pterosaurs. However,
researchers do not agree...
- homology"
between its plumes, bird feathers,
crocodile scales and
pterosaur pycnofibres. The
questions relating to the
reptilian classification of Longisquama...
- well-spaced. As pterosaurs,
Cimoliopterus would have been
covered in
pycnofibres (hair-like filaments), and had
extensive wing-membranes,
which were distended...
- the
crested portion of the
lower jaw, as one
specimen also
preserves pycnofibres (simple feather-like filaments)
covering the jaws
further back. T. imperator...
