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Pterodaustro is a
genus of
ctenochasmatid pterodactyloid pterosaur from
South America. Its
fossil remains dated back to the
Early Cretaceous period, about...
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multiple slender teeth,
clearly well
adapted to trap prey. However, only
Pterodaustro showcases a
proper pumping mechanism,
having up-turned jaws and powerful...
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evidence points to the
existence of rookery-like
colonies in the
pterosaur Pterodaustro. The term
rookery was also
borrowed as a name for
dense slum housing...
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Ctenochasmatidae used
combs of
numerous needle-like
teeth for
filter feeding;
Pterodaustro could have over a
thousand bristle-like teeth.
Dsungaripteridae covered...
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least some
pterosaurs seemingly had gizzards. The most
notable cases are
Pterodaustro (inferred via gastroliths) and
Rhamphorhynchus (directly preserved)....
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toothy ctenochasmatids (which
include filter-feeders like
Ctenochasma and
Pterodaustro).
Currently it is
widely agreed that
azhdarchids were
closely related...
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These teeth are
thought to have been used for filter-feeding, the
genus Pterodaustro for example, had a long
snout and its
lower jaws
curve strongly upwards...
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generalistic carnivores like
Pterodactylus to filter-feeders like
Pterodaustro and
possible molluscivores like Cycnorhamphus. Most common, however,...
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units Gardini et al., 2009, p.554 Loma del
Pterodaustro fossil site at Fossilworks.org Loma del
Pterodaustro at Fossilworks.org Gardini, Carlos; David...
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Unwin defined the
group as the most
recent common ancestor of
Pterodaustro guinazui and
Quetzalcoatlus northropi, and all its descendants. This...
