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Title: Pterosaurs


1
Pterosaurs
  • by Maddy Schley

2
Brief Overview
  • flying reptiles
  • hallow bones
  • large brains
  • wings were covered by leathery membrane
  • four fingers
  • IV long - forming structure of wing
  • I - III short- with claws

skulls of pterosaurs
3
Phylogenetic Position
  • Pterosaur, bat, and bird wings Pterosaurs, bats
    and birds produced wings with functionally
    similar shapes but the bones of the hand
    contribute differently

4
Phylogenetic Position
Therapod dinosaurs
Sauropod dinosaurs
Class Mammalia
Mammal-like reptiles
Mammal-like reptiles
Rhynchocephalia
Pterosaurs
Ornithischia
Plesiosaurs
Crocodilia
Lacertilia
Class Aves
Serpentes
Testudines
Saurischia
Dinosauria
Lepido- saura- morpha
Archosauromorpha
Synapsida
Diapsida
Sauropsida or Eureptilia
Amniota
5
Timeline
6
Pterosauria Rhamphorhynchoidea
  • Rhamphorhynchus
  • Campylognathoides
  • Anurognathus
  • Eudimorphodon
  • Sordes
  • Dimorphodon
  • Scaphognathus

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Pterosauria Pterodactyloidea
  • Quetzalcoatlus
  • Cearadactylus
  • Pteradactylus

  • Pterodaustro
  • Dsungaripterus
  • Pteranodon

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Bibliography
  • http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaur
    s/dinos/Pterosaur.shtml
  • http//karlrimkus.com/lifehistory.htm
  • http//www005.upp.so-net.ne.jp/JurassicGallery/pag
    e16.htm
  • http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphognathus
  • http//planetdinosaur.com/Scaphognathus.aspx
  • http//media.wiley.com/mrw_images/els/articles/a00
    01546/image_n/nfg003.gif
  • http//www.dinodinosaurs.com/showthread.php?p888
  • http//www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/flight/pt
    er.html
  • http//ncse.com/evolution/science/what-is-homology
  • http//katiescorner-katie.blogspot.com/
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