#pterosaur — Public Fediverse posts

Life size Quetzalcoatlus at Field Museum, Chicago
It was the largest flying creature ever to live.
@Earthlings #globalmuseum #museums #FieldMuseum #pterosaur #Cretaceous

Would You Eat This Cretaceous Turducken?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/would-you-eat-this-cretaceous-turducken

Another piece I painted for artfight this year! this time for Zyhe ! I love pterosaurs and dinosaurs, it was great to be able to paint one this year AAAAAAAAAAA

#artfight #artfight2026 #art #artwork #illustration #pterosaur #digitalart #krita #furry

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦴🐟 A #fossil from #Australia’s #Cretaceous #Eromanga Sea captured a rare three-tier predator interaction: a #pterosaur eaten by an #ichthyosaur, then both consumed by a giant #pliosaur called '#Kronosaurus queenslandicus.'

Researchers used #neutron #tomography to identify pterosaur jawbones in the ichthyosaur’s fossilized stomach alongside crushing bite marks from the larger #predator.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/epic-turducken-fossil-reveals-ancient-sea-monsters-devouring-each-other

#paleontology #australia #prey #science #nature #history #gondwana #marine #reptile

#NetMassimo #paleontology #fossils #Cretaceous #ichthyosaur #pterosaur #pliosaur

An article published in the journal "Gondwana Research" reports the discovery of an ichthyosaur fossil in present-day Australia that preserved the contents of its stomach, which includes the remains of a pterosaur. The ichthyosaur itself shows remarkable signs of having been bitten by a pliosaur, which literally broke its bones.

https://english.netmassimo.com/2026/07/30/fossils-show-a-predatory-interaction-between-three-different-species/

This is my profile pic on the cursed messaging app I have to use. It kind of helps.

#asciiart #pterosaur #art

The Kongamato, meaning “breaker of boats,” is a pterosaur-like cryptid reported in Central Africa’s swamps. Described with leathery wings, teeth, and a four-to-seven-foot wingspan, documented sightings span the twentieth century. #pterosaur #congo https://connectparanormal.net/2026/07/10/kongamato-cryptid-living-pterosaur-or-african-legend/

This is super cool.
#Dinosaurs #Pterosaur

https://bsky.app/profile/joschuaknuppe.bsky.social/post/3mq2uplizl22l

https://252mya.com/products/pterosaur-cranial-diversity?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=3da6b4af5&pr_rec_pid=7806144413846&pr_ref_pid=8675065921686&pr_seq=uniform

18-Jun-2026
This perfectly preserved #pterosaur wing just rewrote the #fossil rulebook

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1132311

#science #paleontology #evolution

New #pterosaur species discovered in previously overlooked specimen of dinosaur regurgitalite.

The discovery also offers a glimpse into ancient food chains in the region. The regurgitalite is fairly clear evidence of pterosaurs serving as prey to larger dinosaurs.
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-pterosaur-species-previously-overlooked-specimen.html #dinosaurs #globalmuseum #fossils

6-Nov-2025
Is there any #herbivorous #pterosaur i n the deep time?

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1104908

#science #ecology #evolution

'Our hearts stopped': Scientists find baby pterosaurs died in violent #Jurassic storm 150 million years ago.

Researchers found storm injuries during a baby #pterosaur post-mortem, solving a Jurassic mystery that was 150 million years in the making.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/our-hearts-stopped-scientists-find-baby-pterosaurs-died-in-violent-jurassic-storm-150-million-years-ago #globalmuseum #fossils

Model of a Dimorphodon pterosaur skull on display in the Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall. This 1:1 model has been placed on top of an original copy of Richard Owen's monograph describing Dimorphodon. Specifcally, on a page that folds out to reveal a 1:1 illustration of the whole skeleton.

#FossilFriday #pterosaur #paleontology #fossil #NottNatHist

“A 3D animation showing the 3 stages of a #Pterosaur Quadrupedal Launch Animation (Stance, Vault, Launch). Direct Dimensions Laser Scanned and Digitally Modeled the castings of the 8-foot Pterosaur skeleton. Johns Hopkins' student Julia Molnar animated the fossil showing the launch sequence from multiple views and speeds, and also a diagram of the Launch Trajectory power output."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALziqtuLxBQ

art flight 40-43
1 avian KICK https://bsky.app/profile/mattieguy.bsky.social
2 lizard CLIMB https://bsky.app/profile/lzardmartin.bsky.social
3 they my daughters https://igneous-crocnroll.tumblr.com/
4 flaming sword yeen! https://bsky.app/profile/adamant356.bsky.social
#marubahrt #artfight #teamfossils #wrestler #lizard #crow #guiltygear #pterosaur #hyena #barbarian #anthro #scalie

Sordes pilosus was a non-pterodactyloid #pterosaur from the late #Jurassic from what is now Kazakhstan! ✨

#sordespilosus #sciart #paleoart #paleocartoon #paleocartoonist #pterosaurs

Chaoyangopterus zhangi trying to stick a landing! 🌟

#chaoyangopterus #paleoart #paleocartoon #paleontology #sciart #pterosaur

🚨 NEW PTEROSAUR! 🚨

Spathagnathus roeperi is a new ctenochasmatid #pterosaur from Germany! The holotype is the front part of the snout, with some teeth!

#paleoart #paleocartoon #paleontology #paleonews #sciart

New #Pterosaur Species Unearthed in Germany https://www.sci.news/paleontology/spathagnathus-roeperi-13972.html #paleoart by @AlessioCiaffi

A #NewSpecies and the earliest occurrence of the Gnathosaurinae (#Pterosauria) from the Late Kimmeridgian of Brunn, Germany: Alexandra Fernandes et al. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12542-025-00725-0

"Spathagnathus roeperi represents the oldest occurrence of a gnathosaurine and contributes to the range for the Gnathosaurinae [#pterosaurs] within the overall fossil assemblage of the #Solnhofen Archipelago."

🐸 Froggy Faces 🐸

A little #Dendrorhynchoides curvidentatus meets a #Liaobatrachus grabaui!

This idea was inspired by a drawing suggestion my lovely partner made (almost a year ago now, whoops), where she said I should draw a lil #frog!

#paleoart #paleocartoon #anurognathus #pterosaur #cartoon

kicking off #azhdarchidapril, we have Cryodrakon boreas, a giant azhdarchid from the dinosaur park formation of alberta, and the only #pterosaur from Canada to be named.
#PterosaurPtuesday

#art #sciart #paleoart #dinosaurs

🚨 NEW PTEROSAUR! 🚨

Infernodrakon hastacollis is the first ever #pterosaur named from the Hell Creek Formation! (This guy coexisted with #Tyrannosaurus and #Triceratops!) 🦖
The only piece known from it is a single, squished, but mostly complete neck bone, and it has possibly the longest length to width ratio of any other neck bone ever!! 🦴🔥

#infernodrakon #infernodrakonhastacollis #newpterosaur #quetzalcoatlus #paleoart #paleontology #paleonews

Pangupterus liui was a mysterious #pterosaur that lived in the early Cretaceous of China!
The holotype #fossil only has the long and thin bottom jaw along with most of the teeth!

I’ve reconstructed it here as a gallodactylid pterosaur because from what I can tell, the jaw and teeth look most similar to #pterosaurs like these! 🪮

#pangupterus #paleoart #paleoartist #paleocartoon #paleontology

@meltedcheese Thank you!

That's an interesting question.

For my research I'll be quantifying the hydrodynamic properties and locomotor #biomechanics of #Spinosaurus using a digital musculoskeletal model, predictive simulations, and then eventually #biorobotics informed by this data.

I'm not sure if the bones of #dinosaurs have made it into any practical applications yet, but there are studies on how #pterosaur bones can inform material design!

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/fossilised-pterosaur-bones-offer-insights-into-new-materials

Cycnorhamphus suevicus easily owned one of the weirdest sets of #pterosaur jaws!

It’s been interpreted to be durophagous, or specialized to eat hard stuff, but it’s also been suggested to be a filter feeder, a parasite cleaning specialist, and, most interestingly in my opinion, a #jellyfish specialist! 🪼🦐

#paleontology #paleoart #paleocartoon #cycnorhamphussuevicus #cycnorhamphus

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!

#paleontology #paleoart #paleocartoon #anurognathus

“Frolicking Lingyuanopterus“ ✨

#Lingyuanopterus camposi was a Chinese #istiodactylid #pterosaur from the early #Cretaceous!

The holotype has an almost complete skull and the atlas-axis complex (1st and 2nd neck vertebrae)!

#paleocartoonist #paleoart #pterosaurs #cartoon #Istiodactylus

23-Jan-2025
Rare #pterosaur fossil reveals #crocodilian bite 76m years ago

The fossilised neck bone of a flying reptile unearthed in Canada shows tell-tale signs of being bitten by a crocodile-like creature 76 million years ago, according to a new study published today [23 January] in the Journal of Palaeontology.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1070999
#science #evolution #fossils #paleontology #ecology

For this piece, I wanted to experiment with putting clothes on a #pterosaur! I think it adds some charm, but what do you think?? 🤔

This pterosaur is a #tapejarid called #Caiuajara, which is easily one of my favorites in the family!