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Bobby Rico

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Probably among the most spectacular creatures of all. So please show us your Pterosaurs material and if you can add a image of the creature thank you. 

 

Pterosaurs and dinosaurs belong to a group called the Archosauria, which includes crocodilians, dinosaurs (including birds) and pterosaurs. Archosaurs share a number of characteristics including a hole in the skull in front of the eye and teeth set in sockets.

 

They were the first animals after insects to evolve powered flight, and the largest creatures ever to fly. The animals varied widely in size,  from Nemicolopterus cryptus, which is about the size of a finch, to Quetzalcoatlus northropi which had a wingspan of more than 33 feet. 

 

Scientists and artists once imagined many ways that pterosaurs might move  on land, including upside down in trees like bats, was a popular art motif in 1960s or 1970s many of these paintings have aged badly scientifically but still incredibly beautiful.

 

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Pterosaurs lived from 220 million years ago to 66 million years ago, when they were wiped out with the non-avian dinosaurs.

 

This is my treasured specimen, small and not perfect but very rare from this location . Coloborhynchus from Bexhill Wealden UK .  Coloborhynchus was a giant pterosaur flying reptile and the largest toothed pterosaur. Size of tooth: 1 cm in length. I hope to add to this post in the future.

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To end with a bad joke as a thank you for reading “Why can’t you hear a pterodactyl go to the bathroom. The “p” is silent.

 

all the best Bobby 

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They are indeed impressive creatures. Here are my 2 best finds of pterosaur teeth. Both found last summer at IOW. They were identified as being Ornitocheirid pterosaur. Coloborhynchus or Caulkicephalus

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11 minutes ago, caterpillar said:

tracks (hands and feet) from southwest France

Super cool thank you and great photos to. :wub:

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I have one toothy from Kem Kem.

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It's labelled Sirccopteryx, but I really have no idea.

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Yes very nice my friend :wub:

1 minute ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

I have one toothy from Kem Kem.

 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said:

Yes very nice my friend :wub:

 

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Also a unique, Pteranodon sp. fossil Niobrara Formation, Kansas and what appears to be a distal wing bone with maybe a shark predation mark - 16.5 cm. 

 

 

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Pterosaur partial limb bone. Personal find from the North Sulphur River Texas. Correction: After speaking to the director of palenotology at SMU it's the only known example of pterosaur from NSR.  I'm not sure of the species.

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3 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

I have one toothy from Kem Kem.

It's labelled Sirccopteryx, but I really have no idea.

 

Really nice tooth. Most of the teeth from the Kem Kem beds are called Siroccopteryx moroccensis or Coloborhynchus fluviferox but in reality there is no way to determine these teeth down to species or genus level. It's best labelled Ornithocheirid indet.

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These two teeth are from Ornithocheirid indet. from the Kem Kem beds in Morocco. The smallest tooth is not longer in my collection but it gives a good impression of the size of the second one. The second one is 5,7 cm big, making it one of the biggest pterosaur teeth I've seen coming out of Morocco.

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Second, the beak of Azhdarchid indet. Either Alanqa saharica or Xericeps curvirostris. It's pretty small.

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17 minutes ago, gigantoraptor said:

Really nice tooth. Most of the teeth from the Kem Kem beds are called Siroccopteryx moroccensis or Coloborhynchus fluviferox but in reality there is no way to determine these teeth down to species or genus level. It's best labelled Ornithocheirid indet.

Indeed. I know, thanks. 

Mine is just labelled "Ornithocheirid indet." in my index files, as I only uses italics for genera and species. But I still have it's original label still in its box with a pretty little drawing too.:D  

Your teeth are wonderful, and I don't think I've seen a bigger ornithocheirid here either. 

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This is my Pterosaur beak fragment from the Kem Kem Beds. It is about 2.2 inches long. 

 

I think it could be Alanqa Saharica since it has a triangular cross section and less likely to be Xericeps (since that has a more oval cross section)

 

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Here is a wing metacarpal also from the Kem Kem that is somewhat compressed slightly below 6 inches long... it is very fragile, have to be careful handling this bone!

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Also great thread, love to see Pterosaurs receiving more attention!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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29 minutes ago, msantix said:

Also great thread, love to see Pterosaurs receiving more attention!

Very nice specimen. I am glad you liked my thread and so many great specimens been shown already. I have been meaning to show my little tooth for ages it is not as nice as the specimens shone he but still rare for the Uk and a treasure to me. Thanks everyone.

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I also have a Pterosaur beak from the Kem Kem beds.

 

And also a tooth.

 

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Some great fossils here and a very good topic idea! @Natalie81 your Pterosaur teeth are absolutely stunning :ptero:

In my area pteroaur material is in general really rare. I personally found only one pterosaur bone until now:

Here is it:

 

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Its a kinda funny combination out of a fish bone and the pterosaur bone. The fish bone is the bigger one (5 cm long) and is lying on the top of the pterosaur bone. The piece comes from the quarry Kromer near Holzmaden (Lower Jurassic). 

 

But here is a link to a gallery image with finds from a friend of mine:

 

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/gallery/category/1-members-gallery/

 

These are some really awesome finds from Holzmaden. It's probably one of my biggest target to find something like that once! Firstly I would be satisfied with an isolated tooth ;)

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Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils :)

Regards Sebastian

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Here are a couple of items from the Jurassic of Portugal, Lourinha Formation.   Possible Rhamphorhynchus species or could be fish?

 

Tooth: 13 mm

 

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These two bones were found in very close proximity so good chance they are associated

Femur  : 82 mm

Tibia : 113 mm

 

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Great stuff in the Topic :)

 

Here is mine ^_^

 

Ornithocheiridae indet. from KemKem

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Pteranodon indet. from Kansas

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Sorry I copied the wrong link yesterday. Here is really a link to the gallery of my friend:

 

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Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils :)

Regards Sebastian

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