tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960010235948258354.post5719902145683195776..comments2024-03-28T12:13:16.332+01:00Comments on Manospondylus: Antique Paleoart: Dragons of the AirT.K. Sivginhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01719600818183559916noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960010235948258354.post-32363575254060704172021-06-19T16:46:22.389+02:002021-06-19T16:46:22.389+02:00In a recent paper he suggested that some of the fi...In a recent paper he suggested that some of the filaments preserved on an anurognathid are possibly actinofibrils instead of pycnofibers, but in the press-release he and Unwin went completely off the rails and claimed, despite this not being stated in their paper, that this might be the case for all pterosaur pycnofibers ever found.T.K. Sivginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719600818183559916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960010235948258354.post-66842897167712439452021-04-25T21:22:10.533+02:002021-04-25T21:22:10.533+02:00"(despite what Brazilian-fossil-poacher David..."(despite what Brazilian-fossil-poacher David Martill wants to tell you)"<br />Wait, what!? He seriously believes pyncofiberes aren't real, or am I missing something!?Zain Ahmedhttps://mesozoicmind.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960010235948258354.post-34571252845780484422021-01-27T14:18:22.025+01:002021-01-27T14:18:22.025+01:00Yeah, that's a bit questionable to cite yourse...Yeah, that's a bit questionable to cite yourself.Noasaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04311084551979795446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960010235948258354.post-61094861962337510382021-01-03T11:55:50.489+01:002021-01-03T11:55:50.489+01:00On books, don't forget David Unwin's 2005 ...On books, don't forget David Unwin's 2005 Pterosaurs From Deep Time.Mike Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039663158335543317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960010235948258354.post-276213519389289102020-12-30T11:06:11.522+01:002020-12-30T11:06:11.522+01:00No offence David, but citing yourself as a source ...No offence David, but citing yourself as a source is a bit iffy, especially regarding someone of your reputation. Also, isn‘t a “biped supported by forelimbs” still technically a quadruped?T.K. Sivginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719600818183559916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960010235948258354.post-23190608528236912532020-12-29T23:44:46.142+01:002020-12-29T23:44:46.142+01:00Here is the 'catalog' at ResearchGate.net:...Here is the 'catalog' at ResearchGate.net: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233197891_A_Catalog_of_Pterosaur_Pedes_for_Trackmaker_IdentificationD.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13009843520057633239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960010235948258354.post-19028856840342790542020-12-29T23:43:45.726+01:002020-12-29T23:43:45.726+01:00Ichnos published 'A catalog of pterosaur pedes...Ichnos published 'A catalog of pterosaur pedes for trackmaker identification' Peters 2011. There you will find several digitigrade pterosaur and pre-pterosaur (Rotodcactylus) tracks among the many others created by quadrupedal digitigrade pterosaurs. Seeley and Padian were correct with regard to Dimorphodon being a biped. Triassic Bergamodactylus could not have been a biped based on its proportions. Bennett also reconstructed Nyctodactylus as a biped supported by huge forelimbs, like ski poles with vestigial free fingers. Images here: https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/how-did-pteranodon-walk/ Unfortunately Witton 2013 has several faults. Best to treat individual genera as individuals. There is great variety in pterosaurs. Here is Bergamodactylus: https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/an-obligate-bipedal-basal-pterosaur/D.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13009843520057633239noreply@blogger.com