In Depth No one seems to know where to place Santanadactylus within the pterosaur family tree. On top of partial remains that are different to fit into one group because of overall differences, many people also think that they belong to different genera with the other Santanadactylus species of S. araripensis, S. pricei, and S. … Read more
In Depth If you are confused by the name ‘ge ge wing’, ‘ge ge’ actually means princess. Gegepterus was called this because of the extremely gracile nature of its build, looking fragile even for a pterosaur. The reason for the long thin skull of Gegepterus is most probably a specialisation for filter feeding like other … Read more
In Depth Sordes was quite a significant discovery in that the type specimen was found to have had an extensive covering of pycnofibres all over its body. This for lack of a better term would mean that in life Sordes would have appeared hairy. Given that these pycnofibres, or ‘hairs’ in the loosest sense, were … Read more
In Depth Gladocephaloideus was a very exciting discovery as it was the first gallodactylid pterosaur to be discovered in Asia. As such Gladocephaloideus is thought to be related to Cycnorhamphus which itself is known from Germany. The jaws of Gladocephaloideus are filled with numerous small and thin teeth which were probably used to filter invertebrates … Read more