KMS Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
The soft tissue of Jeholopterus (Pterosauria, Anurognathidae, Batrachognathinae) and the structure of the pterosaur wing membrane | |
Kellner, Alexander W. A.1; Wang, Xiaolin2; Tischlinger, Helmut; Campos, Diogenes de Almeida3; Hone, David W. E.2; Meng, Xi2,4; [email protected]; [email protected] | |
2010-01-22 | |
发表期刊 | PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES |
ISSN | 0962-8452 |
卷号 | 277期号:1679页码:321-329 |
文章类型 | Article |
摘要 | The soft tissue preserved in the holotype (IVPP V12705) of Jeholopterus ningchengensis from the Daohugou Bed (Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous) of China is described in detail. The plagiopatagium can be divided into the distal, comparatively more rigid actinopagatium and a proximal, more tensile tenopatagium. The actinopatagium extends from the wing finger to the articulation between the humerus and the forearm, and shows the presence of at least three layers containing actinofibrils. In each layer, the actinofibrils are parallel to subparallel, but this direction diverges from layer to layer. When distinct layers of actinofibrils are superimposed (owing to taphonomic compression), a reticular pattern is generated. The presence of layers with differently oriented actinofibrils is widespread in this pterosaur. A well-developed integumental covering formed by fibres (here named pycnofibres) that are thicker than the actinofibrils is present. Ungual sheaths that extend the length of the pedal and manual claws of this taxon are also observed. Although the understanding of the mechanical properties of the wing membrane is hampered by the lack of knowledge regarding the composition of the actinofibrils, the configuration observed in Jeholopterus might have allowed subtle changes in the membrane tension during flight, resulting in more control of flight movements and the organization of the wing membrane when the animal was at rest. |
关键词 | Pterosauria Soft Tissue Wing Membrane Jeholopterus Daohugou Bed China |
WOS标题词 | Science & Technology ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
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关键词[WOS] | BRAZIL ; CHINA ; PTERODACTYLOIDEA ; SPECIMEN ; DINOSAUR ; COLLAGEN ; FLIGHT |
收录类别 | SCI |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS研究方向 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Evolutionary Biology |
WOS类目 | Biology ; Ecology ; Evolutionary Biology |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000272467300019 |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/4621 |
专题 | 中科院古脊椎所(2000年以后) 古低等脊椎动物研究室 |
通讯作者 | [email protected]; [email protected] |
作者单位 | 1.Museu Nacl UFRJ, Setor Paleovertebrados, BR-20940040 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Evolutionary Systemat Vertebrates, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 3.Museu Ciencias Terra DNPM, BR-22290240 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Kellner, Alexander W. A.,Wang, Xiaolin,Tischlinger, Helmut,et al. The soft tissue of Jeholopterus (Pterosauria, Anurognathidae, Batrachognathinae) and the structure of the pterosaur wing membrane[J]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES,2010,277(1679):321-329. |
APA | Kellner, Alexander W. A..,Wang, Xiaolin.,Tischlinger, Helmut.,Campos, Diogenes de Almeida.,Hone, David W. E..,[email protected].(2010).The soft tissue of Jeholopterus (Pterosauria, Anurognathidae, Batrachognathinae) and the structure of the pterosaur wing membrane.PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES,277(1679),321-329. |
MLA | Kellner, Alexander W. A.,et al."The soft tissue of Jeholopterus (Pterosauria, Anurognathidae, Batrachognathinae) and the structure of the pterosaur wing membrane".PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 277.1679(2010):321-329. |
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