SEM Observation of the Wing Membrane of Beipiaopterus chenianus (Pterosauria)

Autor:	Yuan Chongxi, Ji Qiang, Kobayashi Yoshitsugu, Lü Junchang, JI Shu'an
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	animal structures Membrane Wing biology Scanning electron microscope Beipiaopterus Biophysics Geology Anatomy biology.organism_classification Wing membrane
Zdroj:	Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 79:766-769
ISSN:	1000-9515
DOI:	10.1111/j.1755-6724.2005.tb00929.x
Popis:	The cross-section and surface structures of wing membranes from the ctenochasmatid pterosaur Beipiaopterus chenianus were observed through a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results show that the wing membrane contains a high density of blood vessels, implying strong thermoregulatory function, similar to that of a bat wing membrane. This is the first comparison of the microstructures of pterosaur wing membranes with those of the modern bat. It is inferred that a bat-like physiology exists, at least in relatively small pterosaurs suggesting that these pterosaurs were warm-blooded, active fliers.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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