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Biology
Paleontology
Vertebrate Paleontology
1. Foundations of Vertebrate Paleontology
2. The Fossil Record and Geological Time
3. Field and Laboratory Methods
4. Vertebrate Anatomy and Systematics
5. Early Vertebrate Evolution
6. Gnathostome Origins and Early Jawed Fishes
7. Osteichthyan Diversification
8. The Water-to-Land Transition
9. Amphibian Evolution
10. Amniote Origins and Early Evolution
11. Synapsid Evolution and Mammalian Origins
12. Sauropsid Radiation
13. Mesozoic Marine Reptiles
14. Lepidosauromorph Evolution
15. Archosauromorph Dominance
16. Crocodylomorph Evolution
17. Pterosaur Evolution and Flight
18. Dinosaur Origins and Early Evolution
19. Sauropodomorph Evolution
20. Theropod Evolution and Diversity
21. Ornithischian Diversity
22. Avian Origins and Early Evolution
23. Cenozoic Mammalian Radiation
24. Primate and Human Evolution
25. Macroevolutionary Patterns and Processes
17.
Pterosaur Evolution and Flight
17.1.
Pterosaur Characteristics
17.1.1.
Wing Membrane Structure
17.1.2.
Pneumatic Bones
17.1.3.
Crests and Ornamentation
17.2.
Pterosaur Origins
17.2.1.
Scleromochlus Hypothesis
17.2.2.
Lagerpeton Relationships
17.2.3.
Flight Evolution Theories
17.3.
Basal Pterosaurs
17.3.1.
Preondactylus
17.3.2.
Peteinosaurus
17.3.3.
Dimorphodon
17.3.4.
Rhamphorhynchus
17.4.
Pterodactyloidea
17.4.1.
Pterodactylus
17.4.2.
Dsungaripteridae
17.4.3.
Ornithocheiridae
17.4.4.
Azhdarchidae
17.5.
Flight Mechanics
17.5.1.
Wing Loading
17.5.2.
Aspect Ratios
17.5.3.
Soaring vs. Flapping
17.6.
Ecological Roles
17.6.1.
Piscivory
17.6.2.
Insectivory
17.6.3.
Carnivory
17.6.4.
Filter Feeding
17.7.
Pterosaur Extinction
17.7.1.
Competition with Birds
17.7.2.
Environmental Changes
17.7.3.
K-Pg Event Impact
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