Jurassic Pterosaur Had Unusually Short, but Stiff and Pointed Tail

Jurassic Pterosaur Had Unusually Short, but Stiff and Pointed Tail
Life restoration of two Skiphosoura bavarica in flight. Image credit: Gabriel Ugueto.

Skiphosoura bavarica, a species of pterosaur that lived around 149 million years ago in what is now southern Germany, bridges the gaps between the early monofenestratan pterosaurs and the later pterodactyloids.

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 Skiphosoura bavarica, a species of pterosaur that lived around 149 million years ago in what is now southern Germany, bridges the gaps between the early monofenestratan pterosaurs and the later pterodactyloids.
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