In Depth
Wukongopterus was a basal pterosaur and the examination of the type specimen has revealed that it may have broken its left tibia when alive. The specimen also reveals the possible presence of a membrane between the hind legs that was common to basal pterosaurs called the uropatagium. For more information on the uropatagium, refer to the article ‘Pterosaurs – An Overview‘.
Further Reading
Further reading- An unusual long-tailed pterosaur with elongated neck from western Liaoning of China. – Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ci�ncias. 81 (4): 793–812. – X. Wang, A. W. A. Kellner, S. Jiang & X. Meng – 2009.
