| 剪断翼龙的翅膀：对于翼展估计和多样性的评论 |
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| 作者姓名： | Mark P. WITTON David M. MARTILL Robert F. LOVERIDGE |
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| 作者单位： | Palaeobiology Research Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth;Palaeobiology Research Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth;Palaeobiology Research Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth |
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| 摘 要： | Giant azhdarchids are perhaps the most spectacular pterosaurs known and, although they lack the elaborate headcrests or striking dentition that adorn other charismatic pterosaurs, the sheer enormity of their proportions has drawn a wealth of popular and scientific interest. Their remains, however, are so fragmentary that only limited interpretations of their anatomy and taxonomy can be made with certainty. Here, we report on recent investigations into giant azhdarchid taxonomy and size estimates that suggest both may be over-inflated.
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Clipping the Wings of Giant Pterosaurs: Comments on Wingspan Estimations and Diversity |
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| Mark P. WITTON,David M. MARTILL,Robert F. LOVERIDGE.Clipping the Wings of Giant Pterosaurs: Comments on Wingspan Estimations and Diversity[J].Acta Geoscientia Sinica,2010,31(Z1):79-81. |
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| Authors: | Mark P WITTON David M MARTILL and Robert F LOVERIDGE |
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| Institution: | Palaeobiology Research Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth;Palaeobiology Research Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth;Palaeobiology Research Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth |
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| Abstract: | Giant azhdarchids are perhaps the most spectacular pterosaurs known and, although they lack the elaborate headcrests or striking dentition that adorn other charismatic pterosaurs, the sheer enormity of their proportions has drawn a wealth of popular and scientific interest. Their remains, however, are so fragmentary that only limited interpretations of their anatomy and taxonomy can be made with certainty. Here, we report on recent investigations into giant azhdarchid taxonomy and size estimates that suggest both may be over-inflated. |
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