A New Chinese Anurognathid Pterosaur and the Evolution of Pterosaurian Tail Lengths |
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| Authors: | LÜ Junchang David WE HONE |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China;2. School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland |
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| Abstract: | A new anurognathid pterosaur specimen from the Middle Jurassic Tiaojishan Formation of Qinglong, northern Hebie Province is described. The new specimen is referred to Dendrorhynchoides, based on the general morphology of the skeleton, but it represents a new species, named here as Dendrorhynchoides mutoudengensis sp. nov.. It is characterized by the presence of short, robust and straight teeth, and bearing wing metacarpal approximately 40% of the length of humerus. The new specimen provides further osteological information for anurognathid pterosaurs, especially the presence of a relatively elongate tail. |
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| Keywords: | Pterosauria rhamphothynchoids anurognathid Dendrorhynchoides mutoudengensis pterodactyloids tail evolution |
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