ON THE NATURE OF THE PTEROID IN PTEROSAURS

Authors
UNWIN DM FREY E MARTILL DM CLARKE JB RIESS J
Citation
Dm. Unwin et al., ON THE NATURE OF THE PTEROID IN PTEROSAURS, Proceedings - Royal Society. Biological Sciences, 263(1366), 1996, pp. 45-52
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Proceedings - Royal Society. Biological Sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
09628452
Volume
263
Issue
1366
Year of publication
1996
Pages
45 - 52
Database
ISI
SICI code
0962-8452(1996)263:1366<45:OTNOTP>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The nature of the pteroid, a rod-like bone projecting from the carpus in pterosaurs, has long been disputed. Three lines of evidence, morpho logical, developmental and histological, indicate that the pteroid is a true bone, rather than ossified cartilage. The origin of the pteroid is unclear: it may be a modified carpal, the first metacarpal, or a n eomorph.