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Archosaur Musings 2011 roundup « Dave Hone's Archosaur Musings — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:29:39 +0000

[...] also Matt Carrano, as well as indulging in the superb exhibition halls and getting down with their pterosaur collections. It was truly a superb [...]

By: David Hone

David Hone — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:33:42 +0000

Could have done, but Chris specifically says there’s no evidence of loss, merely a nub at the back of the skull. This appears to be an alternate form. This specimen looks, to me, like a sub-adult, and while crests like this probably grew rapidly it does seem extremely unlikely they could go from zero to colossal in a year or so. Certainly other crested pterosaurs seem to start acquiring their crests before adulthood, so it would seem logical here and thus the absence at this stage suggests it was never going to get one.

By: Zhen

Zhen — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:15:04 +0000

Could the “antler” have broke off? Or maybe I’m just over thinking it.

By: Robert A. Sloan

Robert A. Sloan — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:52:19 +0000

Wow, that is a beauty! Point for gendered head crests on that.