2. Understanding the Flying Reptiles

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. Leathery-Winged Harpies 1
6. 2. Understanding the Flying Reptiles 4
7. 3. Pterosaur Beginnings 12
8. 4.The Pterosaur Skeleton 23
9. 5. Soft Bits 39
10. 6. Flying Reptiles 56
11. 7. Down from the Skies 64
12. 8. The Private Lives of Pterosaurs 74
13. 9. The Diversity of Pterosaurs 90
14. 10. Early Pterosaurs and Dimorphodontidae 95
15. 11. Anurognathidae 104
16. 12. “Campylognathoidids” 113
17. 13. Rhamphorhynchidae 123
18. 14. Wukongopteridae 135
19. 15. Istiodactylidae 143
20. 16. Ornithocheiridae 152
21. 17. Boreopteridae 164
22. 18. Pteranodontia 170
23. 19. Ctenochasmatoidea 183
24. 20. Dsungaripteroidea 201
25. 21. Lonchodectidae 211
26. 22. Tapejaridae 216
27. 23. Chaoyangopteridae 228
28. 24. Thalassodromidae 234
29. 25. Azhdarchidae 244
30. 26. The Rise and Fall of the Pterosaur Empire 259
31. References 265
32. Index 283