A new non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany.

<h4>Background</h4>The 'Solnhofen Limestone' beds of the Southern Franconian Alb, Bavaria, southern Germany, have for centuries yielded important pterosaur specimens, most notably of the genera Pterodactylus and Rhamphorhynchus. Here we describe a new genus of non-pterodactyloi...

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Autores principales:	David W E Hone, Helmut Tischlinger, Eberhard Frey, Martin Röper
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e17b5afd75e449fabae1855b788ff53f2021-11-18T07:13:25ZA new non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0039312https://doaj.org/article/e17b5afd75e449fabae1855b788ff53f2012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22792168/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>The 'Solnhofen Limestone' beds of the Southern Franconian Alb, Bavaria, southern Germany, have for centuries yielded important pterosaur specimens, most notably of the genera Pterodactylus and Rhamphorhynchus. Here we describe a new genus of non-pterodactyloid pterosaur based on an extremely well preserved fossil of a young juvenile: Bellubrunnus rothgaengeri (gen. et sp. nov.).<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>The specimen was examined firsthand by all authors. Additional investigation and photography under UV light to reveal details of the bones not easily seen under normal lighting regimes was completed.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>This taxon heralds from a newly explored locality that is older than the classic Solnhofen beds. While similar to Rhamphorhynchus, the new taxon differs in the number of teeth, shape of the humerus and femur, and limb proportions. Unlike other derived non-pterodacytyloids, Bellubrunnus lacks elongate chevrons and zygapophyses in the tail, and unlike all other known pterosaurs, the wingtips are curved anteriorly, potentially giving it a unique flight profile.David W E HoneHelmut TischlingerEberhard FreyMartin RöperPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 7, p e39312 (2012)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q David W E Hone Helmut Tischlinger Eberhard Frey Martin Röper A new non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany.
description	<h4>Background</h4>The 'Solnhofen Limestone' beds of the Southern Franconian Alb, Bavaria, southern Germany, have for centuries yielded important pterosaur specimens, most notably of the genera Pterodactylus and Rhamphorhynchus. Here we describe a new genus of non-pterodactyloid pterosaur based on an extremely well preserved fossil of a young juvenile: Bellubrunnus rothgaengeri (gen. et sp. nov.).<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>The specimen was examined firsthand by all authors. Additional investigation and photography under UV light to reveal details of the bones not easily seen under normal lighting regimes was completed.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>This taxon heralds from a newly explored locality that is older than the classic Solnhofen beds. While similar to Rhamphorhynchus, the new taxon differs in the number of teeth, shape of the humerus and femur, and limb proportions. Unlike other derived non-pterodacytyloids, Bellubrunnus lacks elongate chevrons and zygapophyses in the tail, and unlike all other known pterosaurs, the wingtips are curved anteriorly, potentially giving it a unique flight profile.
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author	David W E Hone Helmut Tischlinger Eberhard Frey Martin Röper
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title	A new non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany.
title_short	A new non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany.
title_full	A new non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany.
title_fullStr	A new non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany.
title_full_unstemmed	A new non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany.
title_sort	new non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from the late jurassic of southern germany.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2012
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A new non-pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany.

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