Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Summary

Time for a summary.
Here are the characteristics I have reviewed so far:
  • Leg (including tibia/tibiotarsus, metatarsus/tarsometatarsus and femur)
  • Post hatch care
  • Pubic bones
  • Wing composition (inluding actinofibrils, pycnofibres, fibrils, trailing "feathers", and ankles)
  • Metabolic rate
  • Beaks
  • Crests
  • Sexual maturation
  • Trabeculae
  • Wing bones (including carpus)
  • Dentition
  • Feet
  • Mode of flight
  • Furcula
  • Acetabulum
  • Warm blooded
  • Keeled breastbone
  • Synsacrum
  • Notarium
  • Pneumatization
  • Uncinate process
  • Gizzard stones
  • Fused pelvic bones
  • Vision
  • Brain
  • Landing
  • Breathing
Miscellaneous
  • Genome evidence
  • Harry Seeley
  • Lineage
  • Timing
  • Bird/pterosaur correspondences (including flamingo etc)

1 comment:

  1. What you have presented here on pterosaur to modern bird development makes sense. The evidence is educational and convincing. I am enjoying your research.

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