New soft tissue data of pterosaur tail vane reveals sophisticated, dynamic tensioning usage and expands its evolutionary origins

Autor: Natalia Jagielska, Thomas G Kaye, Michael B Habib, Tatsuya Hirasawa, Michael Pittman

Publikováno v: eLife, Vol 13 (2024)

Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight. Early pterosaurs had long stiff tails with a mobile base that could shift their center of mass, potentially benefiting flight control. These tails ended in a tall, thin soft tissue vane

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New postcranial remains from the Lealt Shale Formation of the Isle of Skye, Scotland, showcase hidden pterosaur diversity in the Middle Jurassic

Autor: Natalia Jagielska, Thomas J. Challands, Michael O'Sullivan, Dugald A. Ross, Nicholas C. Fraser, Mark Wilkinson, Stephen L. Brusatte

Publikováno v: Jagielska, N, Challands, T J, O'sullivan, M, Ross, D A, Fraser, N C, Wilkinson, M & Brusatte, S L 2023, ' New postcranial remains from the Lealt Shale Formation of the Isle of Skye, Scotland, showcase hidden pterosaur diversity in the Middle Jurassic ', Scottish Journal of Geology, vol. 59 . https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg2023-001

The Early to Middle Jurassic transition was significant in pterosaur evolution, during which these volant reptiles exploded in diversity alongside dinosaurs and other animals. It has long been thought, however, that pterosaurs did not develop large w

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https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg2023-001

A skeleton from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland illuminates an earlier origin of large pterosaurs

Autor: Natalia Jagielska, Michael O’Sullivan, Gregory F. Funston, Ian B. Butler, Thomas J. Challands, Neil D.L. Clark, Nicholas C. Fraser, Amelia Penny, Dugald A. Ross, Mark Wilkinson, Stephen L. Brusatte

Publikováno v: Jagielska, N, O'Sullivan, M, Funston, G, Butler, I, Challands, T, Clark, N D L, Fraser, N, Penny, A, Ross, D A, Wilkinson, M & Brusatte, S 2022, ' A skeleton from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland illuminates an earlier origin of large pterosaurs ', Current Biology, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 1446-1453.e4 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.073

We thank the National Geographic Society (GEFNE185-16 to PI S.L.B.) for funding the fieldtrip on which the new pterosaur was found, a Philip Leverhulme Prize (to S.L.B.) for funding Edinburgh’s palaeontology laboratory, NERC for N.J.’s E4DTP stud

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