#anurognathid — Public Fediverse posts
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Sinomacrops bondei was an #anurognathid #pterosaur from China! 🐸
The only described specimen is crushed, but the head is preserved mostly on its side, which is normal for most #pterosaurs, but very rare in anurognathids! 👀
You might have also noticed the long tail!
#Anurognathids usually had short, nubby tails, but #Sinomacrops is special for being one of the few that has a much longer tail! -
#Anurognathids ate #insects at night https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2023/01/02/anurognathid-pterosaurs-ate-insects-at-night/
Evolutionary pressures of aerial #insectivory reflected in anurognathid pterosaurs https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.13814
#Anurognathid heads shapes in terms of their gape is really similar to that of #birds that catch insects on the wing (#swallows, #nightjars) and not like that of other #pterosaurs. Their eyes are huge and again are like those of #nocturnal, or low-light operating birds (in fact they are generally proportionally even larger).
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#Anurognathids ate #insects at night https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2023/01/02/anurognathid-pterosaurs-ate-insects-at-night/
Evolutionary pressures of aerial #insectivory reflected in anurognathid pterosaurs https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.13814
#Anurognathid heads shapes in terms of their gape is really similar to that of #birds that catch insects on the wing (#swallows, #nightjars) and not like that of other #pterosaurs. Their eyes are huge and again are like those of #nocturnal, or low-light operating birds (in fact they are generally proportionally even larger).
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#Anurognathids ate #insects at night https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2023/01/02/anurognathid-pterosaurs-ate-insects-at-night/
Evolutionary pressures of aerial #insectivory reflected in anurognathid pterosaurs https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.13814
#Anurognathid heads shapes in terms of their gape is really similar to that of #birds that catch insects on the wing (#swallows, #nightjars) and not like that of other #pterosaurs. Their eyes are huge and again are like those of #nocturnal, or low-light operating birds (in fact they are generally proportionally even larger).
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#Anurognathids ate #insects at night https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2023/01/02/anurognathid-pterosaurs-ate-insects-at-night/
Evolutionary pressures of aerial #insectivory reflected in anurognathid pterosaurs https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.13814
#Anurognathid heads shapes in terms of their gape is really similar to that of #birds that catch insects on the wing (#swallows, #nightjars) and not like that of other #pterosaurs. Their eyes are huge and again are like those of #nocturnal, or low-light operating birds (in fact they are generally proportionally even larger).
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#Anurognathids ate #insects at night https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2023/01/02/anurognathid-pterosaurs-ate-insects-at-night/
Evolutionary pressures of aerial #insectivory reflected in anurognathid pterosaurs https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.13814
#Anurognathid heads shapes in terms of their gape is really similar to that of #birds that catch insects on the wing (#swallows, #nightjars) and not like that of other #pterosaurs. Their eyes are huge and again are like those of #nocturnal, or low-light operating birds (in fact they are generally proportionally even larger).