Figure 1. Pterodactylus with bones color-coded. I think this is Senckenberg n405, Wellnhofer n37. If this wrong let me know. No soft tissue here, but wonderfully articulated.
Figure 2. Pterodactylus n37, reconstructed. The hatchling and egg are hypothetical.
I think this is the Senckenberg specimen n. 405 (#37 in the Wellnhofer 1970 catalog). Please let me know if this is not correct. I’d also like to know the scale (length of skull would help.) This specimen is distinct from the
other Pterodactylus specimens already featured in ReptileEvolution.com and nests about midway between the more primitive forms and the more derived forms. Like derived taxa, the scapula is no longer than the coracoid and pedal digit 5 has only one digit. Unlike the other
Pterodactylus specimens, no pedal digits are disc-like (shorter than their width).
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