New anatomical information of the wukongopterid Kunpengopterus sinensis Wang et al., 2010 based on a new specimen.
New anatomical information of the wukongopterid Kunpengopterus sinensis Wang et al., 2010 based on a new specimen.
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Wang et al., 2010 基于新标本的悟空鸟科 Kunpengopterus sinensis Wang 等人的新解剖信息
作者:
Cheng X;Jiang S;Wang X;Kellner AWA
The Wukongopteridae compose a non-pterodactyloid clade of pterosaurs that are the most abundant flying reptiles in the deposits of the Middle-Late Jurassic Yanliao Biota. Until now, five species of three genera and two additional unnamed specimens have been described. Here we report on a new material, IVPP V 23674, that can be referred to the wukongopterid Kunpengopterus sinensis due to several features such as a comparably short nasoantorbital fenestra, the dorsally rising posterodorsal margin of the ischium, and the very short first pedal phalanx of digit V relative to metatarsal IV. IVPP V 23674 provides the first view of a wukongopterid palate, which differs from all other pterosaurs by having a very large postpalatine fenestra and laterally compressed choanae, indicating that the evolution of the pterosaur palate was more complex than previously thought. Sesamoid bones at the dorsal side of manual unguals are present and are reported for the first time in a wukongopterid suggesting an arboreal life-style for these pterosaurs.
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影响因子:
3.3
作者:
Lue Junchang
通讯作者:
Lue Junchang
影响因子:
56.9
作者:
Lue, Junchang;Unwin, David M.;Ji, Qiang
通讯作者:
Ji, Qiang
DOI:
10.1002/ar.21053
发表时间:
2010-02-01
影响因子:
2
作者:
Osi, Attila;Prondvai, Edina;Pohl, Burkhardt
通讯作者:
Pohl, Burkhardt
影响因子:
2.7
作者:
BENNETT, SC
通讯作者:
BENNETT, SC
影响因子:
3.7
作者:
Manzig PC;Kellner AW;Weinschütz LC;Fragoso CE;Vega CS;Guimarães GB;Godoy LC;Liccardo A;Ricetti JH;de Moura CC
通讯作者:
de Moura CC