Istiodactylus, a vulture-like pterosaur

Adam Khor · 2019-08-07 00:01:40

A new study by pterosaur specialist Mark Witton suggests that Istiodactylus (formerly known as Ornithodesmus and nicknamed the "duck-billed pterosaur") had a skull much shorter than previously believed, and several traits indicate that it may have been sort of a pterosaurian version of the vulture, feeding on dinosaur…

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A new study by pterosaur specialist Mark Witton suggests that Istiodactylus (formerly known as Ornithodesmus and nicknamed the "duck-billed pterosaur") had a skull much shorter than previously believed, and several traits indicate that it may have been sort of a pterosaurian version of the vulture, feeding on dinosaur carcasses.

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033170

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