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| Title |
Premaxillary crest variation within the Wukongopteridae (Reptilia, Pterosauria) and comments on cranial structures in pterosaurs
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| Published in |
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1590/0001-3765201720160742 |
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| Authors |
Xin Cheng, Shunxing Jiang, Xiaolin Wang, Alexander W A Kellner |
| Abstract |
Cranial crests show considerable variation within the Pterosauria, a group of flying reptiles that developed powered flight. This includes the Wukongopteridae, a clade of non-pterodactyloids, where the presence or absence of such head structures, allied with variation in the pelvic canal, have been regarded as evidence for sexual dimorphism. Here we discuss the cranial crest variation within wukongopterids and briefly report on a new specimen (IVPP V 17957). We also show that there is no significant variation in the anatomy of the pelvis of crested and crestless specimens. We further revisit the discussion regarding the function of cranial structures in pterosaurs and argue that they cannot be dismissed a priori as a valuable tool for species recognition. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Brazil | 1 | 33% |
| Portugal | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 19 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 19 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 16% |
| Researcher | 3 | 16% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 11% |
| Professor | 2 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 11% |
| Other | 2 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 7 | 37% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 16% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 5 | 26% |