🚨 NEW PTEROSAUR! 🚨

Propterodactylus frankerlae was a #pterosaur from the late Jurassic of Germany, found in the famous Solnhofen limestone all the way back in 2011!

The holotype is a STUNNING specimen that has a bunch of features that match #pterosaurs like #Darwinopterus, but it ALSO has a bunch of features that match pterosaurs like #Pterodactylus!

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#Pterorhynchus wellnhoferi was originally thought to be a rhamphorinchid #pterosaur, but after the discovery of #Darwinopterus, it’s now a wukongopterid!

Its generic name translates to “wing snout”, and its specific name honors Peter Wellhofer, who’s done an immense amount of work on #pterosaurs!

Btw, if anyone has a good photo of the holotype or tail, I’d really appreciate it!! 😊

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