Pneumatized skeleton in many forms
“Pneumatized skeleton in many forms” is a descriptive trait phrase used by 1 curated taxon profile(s); it is not a normalized ontology term or an independent homology judgment.
Trait phrases come from editorial taxon profiles; specimen attribution, definitions, homology and coding scale require verification before comparative use.
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Source records5
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References
- Egg accumulation with 3D embryos provides insight into the life history of a pterosaurWang, X.; Kellner, A.W.A.; Jiang, S.; et al. · 2017 · DOI 10.1126/science.aan2329
- Pterosaur melanosomes support signalling functions for early feathersCincotta, A.; Nicolaï, M.; Campos, H.B.N.; et al. · 2022 · DOI 10.1038/s41586-022-04622-3
- On the size and flight diversity of giant pterosaurs, the use of birds as pterosaur analogues and comments on pterosaur flightlessnessWitton, M.P.; Habib, M.B. · 2010 · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0013982
- The origin of PterosaursBaron, M.G. · 2021 · DOI 10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103777
- An analysis of pterosaurian biogeography: implications for the evolutionary history and fossil record quality of the first flying vertebratesUpchurch, P.; Andres, B.; Butler, R.J.; Barrett, P.M. · 2015 · DOI 10.1080/08912963.2014.939077