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TL0704 Anurognathids

TL0704 Anurognathids

FromTerrible Lizards


TL0704 Anurognathids

FromTerrible Lizards

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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Jun 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

From the very biggest to the smallest, anurognathids were the little fuzz balls of pterosaurs that barely reached 1m wingspan as adults. They were bat-like hawkers, catching insects on the wing with their giant gapes and tiny teeth. Although rare, like the azhdarchids we have recently had a flurry of finds and accompanying research on them which means that they have gone from one of the least to one of the best understood pterosaurs in short order. Better yet, they include several specimens with incredible preservation of the wings and pycnofibers (?feathers?) so they tell us a lot about pterosaurs generally, even while being weird even by pterosaur standards.  Do please support us on patreon Links: A blog post of Dave’s about his recent review that summarised everything we (he) knew about anuroganthids. https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2020/10/15/revising-the-frog-mouthed-pterosaurs-the-anurognathids/ Another Dave post about the recently named Cascocauda and anurognathid growth https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2022/03/03/cascocauda-a-new-anurognathid-pterosaur/
Released:
Jun 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Terrible Lizards is a podcast about Dinosaurs with Dr David Hone and Iszi Lawrence.