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Hello together, I am proud to present another one of @lormouths beautiful skeletons I have the pleasure to assemble. At first I intended to build it in the nice quadrupedal position from "Dragons of the air" 1901, but it seems that the shoulder girdle doesnt allow it, especially the right arm that is held closely to the torso. Of course it could be depending on cartilage, but atl east looking at Laurents detailed replica bones, it looks wrong to put it in that pose. I missed the opportunity to take a foto of the neatly packed set of bones I found in my christmas parcel. Thanks again Laurent!
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As I am currently working on a certificate for a nice pterosaur I love to share a great paper about them. I love it, very cool! Posture, locomotion, and paleoecology of pterosaurs Pterosaur.pdf
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Took another trip out to explore the other half of the Pawpaw site about a week ago and came away with some great finds I will be posting soon. Most of the things I brought back weren't too hard to pin an ID on. This little guy has been giving me some trouble though. I know that pterosaur teeth are found in the Pawpaw a bit more often than other formations around here. This preconception may be clouding my judgement a bit, but I have a suspicion that this could be a pterosaur instead of a fish tooth (enchodus). I haven't found many teeth in the Pawpaw so far, so I'm not well acquainted with how enchodus or other fish are preserved in this formation. Some of the photos below come from my new stereomicroscope which seems to work pretty well, but I am still figuring it out (like how to get rid of the messed up timestamp). I've ruled out protospyraena as I believe they have two edges around their circumference whereas my specimen has only one. This specimen is 13mm and brown. It has one non-serrated edge and is smooth the rest of the circumference. There is some natural wear on the tip. The bottom of the tooth is fragmented which allows us to take a look a bit in the interior. It seems the tooth is hollowed out where I believe the pulp cavity once was. Not sure if this feature aligns with pterosaur or fish. The base of the tooth that is present seems to gradually flatten. If y'all know any pterosaur experts on here, feel free to ping them. Without further ado, here are some pics: Thanks!
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Seller says it is probably a pterosaur vertebrae as it is the right size and was found next to a pterosaur tooth. Is it? Found in KemKem Morocco. (Ruler is in CM)
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Hi! I have a tooth from the Gres Superieurs formation of Laos and I'm struggling with the ID. The person I acquired the tooth from suggested it was an undescribed spinosaurid - possibly Baryonychinae - due to the striations in the enamel. I'm not sure though, so I was hoping someone with more knowledge of teeth from Loas might be able to help me out. My first thoughts upon seeing the tooth were that it was likely to be a Pterosaur or fish tooth. It's certainly not Ichthyovenator as it's far too narrow. It's 0.88 inches long. Thanks in advance for any help! IMG_6481.HEIC IMG_6482.HEIC IMG_6483.HEIC
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I love to start a thread to show what you can see with "black light", or as we say in Germany, blue light / UV-Light. I love to use it in preparation, you see finest bones, parts of crustaceen and many other things only by using blue light, and not without. First I show a pic of a small pterosaur-wing from Solnhofen I am just preparing. I did it with blue light, you see why... Without it could be that you destroy bones or scratch them, but with..., you know when you have to stop! Show us your results, I love to see what you see under black-light
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Here some photos of my new model : Anurognathus ammoni This tiny pterosaur sometimes called "frog face" was about 35 cm wingspan . I was highly inspired from Qilong artwork for the skull. :p Enjoy !
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Hey all, Just got these teeth and was wondering if you guys can ID a species to them? Here are the deets… Age: Late Cretaceous. Locality:- Fluvial sandstone deposits, Kem Kem Formation. West of Hamada du Guir. Errachidia Province. MOROCCO. They were labelled as coloborhynchus moroccensis but I thought the coloborhynchus was only found in UK.I’m not really familiar with Moroccan locality to this detail other than the “Kem Kem beds” so maybe my locality provided narrows the ID possibilities? they sort of look like sirrocopteryx/ coloborhynchus teeth but based on older pterosaur ID threads, would it be safer to label these as ornithocheirid indet? Thanks for the help in advance!
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Nyctosaurid humerus
Opabinia Blues posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Pterosaur material is always something I’m interested in adding to my collection through purchases, so this following piece is something that’s been on my wishlist for a while now. The seller labels this fossil an Alcione humerus from the Khouribga phosphates in Morocco, which seems reasonable to me as the bone compares well to the genus’ holotype. But because this wouldn’t be a cheap purchase and because of the questionable authenticity of many Moroccan fossils, I thought it would be wise to see if there are any red flags with this bone. Specifically, I’m wondering if this humerus might be composited, as there’s a section in the middle of the bone that appears as though two non associated pieces may have been melded together, though I’m not completely sure as this could of course also just be regular erosion and stress. The fact that this bone has been prepared on a neatly rounded piece of matrix also makes me a little bit weary for some reason. I have bad experience with composited or even outright faked Moroccan fossils, hence why I’m being very careful. Many thanks for any thoughts and opinions.
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From BBC news : https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61568468
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This looks as if someone finally found well preserved feathers of the branched type on a Pterosaur! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04622-3
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Hello again, I also found this bone, both ends are missing, but it seems hollow and the "split" in the end looks characteristic. A couple of years ago I found a pterosaur bone at this same location (Helmsdale, Scotland, late Jurassic, marine sediments): http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/97935-tiny-bone-from-scotland/ I wonder if this is pterosaur as well. I noticed the same "split end" on pterosaur bones, for instance the tibiotarsus. What do you think? Regards, Niels
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Is this an azhdarchid jaw ? Found in Laos - location same as spinosaur tooth.
Cartoonfossil posted a topic in Fossil ID
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Nice Blog on Quetzalcoatlus by Mark Witton https://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2022/02/quetzalcoatlus-2021-strange-pterosaur.html?spref=tw Open access SVP Memoir 19 The discovery, local distribution, and curation of the giant azhdarchid pterosaurs from Big Bend National Park https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2020.1780599
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Hello all I found this tooth in cretaceous marine material in NW Queensland. This tooth is extremely fragile and had a bit of a disaster during the prep of the tooth as it basically exploded into 6 bits which was extremely disappointing. I was able to repair it however as you can see this was not done perfectly. I did at first assume this was fish however i noted the root structure did not appear to be fish. There was an example of a very similar tooth found in NW Queensland that was ID as Pterosaur which is why I think this is what it maybe, if anyone else has some feedback that would be great, I have attached some photos of this to this post. Cheers Lloyd Example found in NW Queenland in the past
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Hello, Found on internet an Pterosaur tooth from Albany County, Wyoming - USA, Morrison Formation. What do you other people tink about it. Is it Pterosaur? And what about the species? It is named Pteranodon, but that cant be right.
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Hi Community, I am not quite sure what my latest addition to my fossil collection really is. Kryptodrakon? Kunpengopterus antipollicatus? Confuciusornis? (But there is no tail and no indication of feathers) Monkeydactyl”? Please help me in identifying what it really is. Size: 12" by 10" Many thanks, Peter
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Hi all, here is a pterosaur beak i saw on an auction site. It's kemkem, do peeps here think it's a beak?
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From the album: Robs Fossil Collection
Pterosaur tooth - Siroccopteryx moroccensis Albian-Cenomarian - Late Cretaceous Kem Kem Basin,Morocco -
Pterosaur bone (Khouribga, Morocco)
Jurassicz1 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi! I was wondering if this fossil Pterosaur is real. This is a Pterosaur bone from Khouribga, Morocco, species name is Alcione elainus and is from the upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Anyone that can tell me if this is faked or restored in any way?
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Hi there, I'm looking to add a pterosaur bone to my collection and I think I've found one, but would like confirmation from some of the more knowledgeable people on here, if possible . I'm told it is an Alcione sp. limb bone (nyctosaurid). 9.4 inches long. Bone looks hollow on the inside. Location is Oued Zem, Morocco - Ouled Abdoun Basin (Maastrichtian - Phosphate beds). Have you seen something similar? Is this a pterosaur ulna? Thanks!
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Figured I'd start a thread to post my pterosaur collection in, since they are my favorites. This first lot are all from China, Yixian Formation.
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This has been identified as a Pterosaur Claw from Kem Kem... Thoughts? Rare 1.57 Inch Upper Cretaceous Pterosaur Claw KemKem Beds Ifezouane Fm Scientific name: Unidentified pterosaur species Location: Taouz, South Morocco Geological Formation: Ifezouane Fm Age: Upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian stage (96 Million Years) Size: 4cm = 1.57 Inch
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This paper by Roy Smith et al. looks at small and immature pterosaurs finds in the Kem Kem Group and their implications. The abstract states the a sampling bias exists and makes the following comment: "Histological analysis suggests that very small/small morphs are immature individuals rather than species in which adults were small-bodied." Unfortunately the paper is paywalled but this must raise to question how many of the smaller pterosaurs species that are named in the KK were early ontogenetic stages of larger pterosaurs. Not surprised considering that there are 10 named and one indeterminate pterosaurs in the KK. The authors include Ibrahim and Martill so it adds creditability to its publication Paper Paywalled https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195667121003098
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Hi tff I can’t see this can be anything other than a pterosaur limb bone? when I first saw it I thought it may be a burrow, and checked in case there was a crustacean sat inside. early Cretaceous, bexhill uk, floodplain. About 20cm apologies photos aren’t great
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