On Caupedactylus and Tupuxuara deliradamus

In 1988, Alexander Kellner and Diogenes de Almedeia Campos described a new species of pterosaur, Tupuxuara longicristatus, known from an anterior section of skull, mostly the front part of the nasoantorbital fenestra. Six years later, it was joined by T. leonardii, which is also fragmentary but distinguishable by a less extensive palatal ridge. Later, a …

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Pterosaurs of the Kem Kem Beds

Update 10/4/2022: This post is five years old and very outdated. A lot of newer research on Kem Kem pterosaurs has occurred since this post, including the naming of many new taxa. Do not use this as a source anymore. The Kem Kem Beds lie on the border of Morocco and Algeria. This formation produces …

Here I am

Well this is my blog. Hello. I'm a student who spends way too much time talking about pterosaurs and phylogenetics. As of this writing I'm in the process of building a phylogenetic matrix of Azhdarchoid pterosaurs. Here I'm gonna talk about that, as well as other thoughts about pterosaur phylogeny, morphology and lifestyle, and maybe …