The first non-pterodactyloid pterosaurian trackways and the terrestrial ability of non-pterodactyloid pterosaurs

2020/01/16 by Jean‐Michel Mazin, Jean-Michel Mazin, J. Pouech +1 · 1 voice · 24 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Arboreal locomotion #Biology #Bipedalism #Cliff #Ecology #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Geology #Ichnology #Ichthyology and Marine Biology #Manus #Paleontology #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Quadrupedalism #Trace fossil

paper · doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2019.12.002

published in Geobios 58, 39-53 (Elsevier BV)

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Discussions

• I don't like that non-pterodactyloids have their fifth toe on the ground, like that's part of your wing, don't rub it on the ground (pics by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social and doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...) [bsky, 15 points, 1 comments]