Sentences with phrase «pterosaurs also»

But enough is preserved to allow comparisons between the bones in the embryos and those of older pterosaurs also preserved, says Alexander Kellner of the National Museum at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, who helped analyze the fossils.

Not exact matches

Pterosaur wings were good for gliding but were also maneuverable because of a special shoulder joint.

There is also a debate about where pterosaurs fit in the evolutionary tree.

However, the idea fell out of favour in the early 20th century when Gerhard Heilmann, a Danish artist and scientist, published a hugely influential book, The Origin of Birds, arguing that birds evolved directly from a primitive archosaur, a reptilian group which also gave rise to dinosaurs, pterosaurs and crocodiles.

The fossil assemblage of Rugosodon also includes feathered dinosaur Anchiornis and the pterosaur Darwinopterus.

Padian and colleagues believe that these print similarities imply that pterosaurs could also stall during a landing, supporting the hypothesis that pterosaurs were extremely capable fliers, like modern birds.

Palmer's study also suggests that the floppy pterosaur had a hard time navigating strong winds, unlike albatrosses that plunge into storms and surf strong breezes.

This study also offers a slice of pterosaur life history that is out of reach of fossil evidence, suggesting that the reptiles lived within easy access of warm thermal wind currents near open spaces of land or near the ocean.

Fossils of fish, frogs, crocodiles, salamanders, lizards, crayfish, turtles, pterosaurs, clams are also found.

They also performed a comprehensive analysis of the evolutionary history of pterosaurs using the latest data and other anatomical features.