New #pterosaur alert!
This is Petrodactyle wellnhoferi, the ctenochasmatid pterosaur from Germany!

#rubberhose #cartoon #paleoart #paleontology #Petrodactyle

A new and large ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Solnhofen region https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2023/07/14/a-new-and-large-ctenochasmatid-pterosaur-from-the-solnhofen-region/

Petrodactyle wellnhoferi gen. et sp. nov.: A new and large ctenochasmatid #pterosaur from the Late #Jurassic of #Germany https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/current-in-press-articles/3878-a-new-solnhofen-pterosaur

"Please welcome #Petrodactyle wellnhoferi. Fully laid out in wingspan it’s just over 2 m so comparable (but a bit larger than) the largest known #Rhamphorhynchus and larger than any of the other #pterodactyloids in the #Solnhofen beds."

A new and large ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Solnhofen region

Ok, so new pterosaurs come out all the time and yes, the Solnhofen region of Southern Germany is home to many, many pterosaurs in general and many ctenochasmatids specifically. This probably isn’t …

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