- and
vertically oriented in the jaw. The
cladogram (family tree) of
rhamphorhynchids below is the
result of a
large phylogenetic analysis published by Andres...
- been
tentatively referred to the
Rhamphorhynchinae subgrouping of
rhamphorhynchids, but it may
represent a
basal member of the
group instead. The type...
-
Bellubrunnus rothgaengeri.
Bellubrunnus is
distinguished from
other rhamphorhynchids by its lack of long
projections on the
vertebrae of the tail, fewer...
-
opposed to the horizontally-oriented
teeth of
other rhamphorhynchids). Like all
known rhamphorhynchids its tail was
stiffened by long
vertebral extensions...
- as
Ctenochasma and Rhamphorhynchus. The
cladogram (family tree) of
rhamphorhynchids below is the
result of a
large phylogenetic analysis published by Andres...
- humerus, the
deltopectoral crest,
hatchet shaped like in the
unrelated rhamphorhynchids.
Nyctosaurids are
generally characterized as specialized,
pelagic soarers...
- Andres, Brian; Clark,
James M.; Xing, Xu (29
January 2010). "A new
rhamphorhynchid pterosaur from the
Upper Jur****ic of Xinjiang, China, and the phylogenetic...
-
Pterodactylus were also
found within the formation,
these include the
rhamphorhynchids Rhamphorhynchus and Scaphognathus,
several gallodactylids such as Aerodactylus...
-
wingspan between 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) and 3.8 m (12 ft). Only a
fragmentary rhamphorhynchid specimen from
Germany could be
larger (184% the size of the biggest...
-
other functions as well.
Unlike the
earlier pterosaurs, such as the
rhamphorhynchids and the pterodactylids, P.
sternbergi had a
toothless beak that was...
