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Aurous AzhdarchidSinomacrops bondei was an <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/anurognathid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anurognathid</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/pterosaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pterosaur</a> from China! 🐸The only described specimen is crushed, but the head is preserved mostly on its side, which is normal for most <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/pterosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pterosaurs</a>, but very rare in anurognathids! 👀You might have also noticed the long tail! <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Anurognathids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Anurognathids</a> usually had short, nubby tails, but <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Sinomacrops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sinomacrops</a> is special for being one of the few that has a much longer tail!<a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paleontology</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paleoart</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleocartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paleocartoon</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/anurognathus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anurognathus</a>

Aurous AzhdarchidJeholopterus ningchengensis was an <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/anurognathid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anurognathid</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/pterosaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pterosaur</a> with a wingspan of just under a meter!Its generic name translates to “Jehol <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/wing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wing</a>”, and refers to the Jehol Group, where it was originally thought to have been from. Its specific name refers to the Ningcheng County of Inner Mongolia.If you learned something new or enjoy these kinds of posts, please favorite and leave a comment!<a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cartoon</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paleoart</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/jeholopterus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jeholopterus</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/anurognathus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anurognathus</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scicomm</a>

Aurous AzhdarchidA little <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Anurognathus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Anurognathus</a> peeking in to say hello! …Or it’s just trying to intimidate you.I’m thinking about doing a giveaway or a raffle or something for 50 or 100 followers! What do you think I should offer for the winner(s)?<a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/pterosaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pterosaur</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cartoon</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/muppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#muppet</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/anurognathid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anurognathid</a>

Aurous AzhdarchidWings are too short, but I’m doing some <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Anurognathid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Anurognathid</a> studies

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Anurognathids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Anurognathids</a> ate <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> at night <a href="https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2023/01/02/anurognathid-pterosaurs-ate-insects-at-night/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2023/01/02/anurognathid-pterosaurs-ate-insects-at-night/</a>Evolutionary pressures of aerial <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/insectivory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insectivory</a> reflected in anurognathid pterosaurs <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.13814" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.13814</a><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Anurognathid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Anurognathid</a> heads shapes in terms of their gape is really similar to that of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birds</a> that catch insects on the wing (<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/swallows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swallows</a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/nightjars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nightjars</a>) and not like that of other <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/pterosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pterosaurs</a>. Their eyes are huge and again are like those of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/nocturnal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nocturnal</a>, or low-light operating birds (in fact they are generally proportionally even larger).

Gabriel UguetoFlying muppets. Studies of Cascocauda, a Middle-Late Jurassic anurognathid pterosaur from Asia. Anurognathids are just simply amazing <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/pterosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pterosaurs</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/anurognathid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anurognathid</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paleoart</a>

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