Re: Azhdarchid palaeoecology

[Jeff Hecht <jeff.hecht@sff.net>]

At 8:11 AM +0100 5/28/08, Unwin, Dr D.M. wrote:
>
>Mark Witton and Darren Naish have just published an excellent review of 
>azhdarchid palaeoecology in PLoS One (www.plosone.org/home.action), coming 
>down very firmly in favour of the ideas that they were stork-like generalists 
>that fed on the ground. They also favour a mass of 250 kg for Quetzalcoatlus 
>northropi, more details of which should appear in the Zitteliana volume on 
>pterosaurs due out at the end of this year. If you can't wait that long there 
>are at least five substantial papers on pterosaurs to look forward to over the 
>next few months - I'll keep you posted.
>
Very neat work, indeed. New Scientist has a news report up on its web site. 
Don't miss the neat illustration, which is also in the PLOS-ONE paper. 
<http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13996-giant-pterosaurs-stalked-baby-dinos-like-storks.html?>
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