New anatomical information of the wukongopterid Kunpengopterus sinensis Wang et al., 2010 based on a new specimen

doi:10.7717/peerj.4102

	New anatomical information of the wukongopterid Kunpengopterus sinensis Wang et al., 2010 based on a new specimen
	Cheng, Xin 1,2; Jiang, Shunxing 1; Wang, Xiaolin1,3 ; Kellner, Alexander W. A.2
刊名	PEERJ
	2017-12-01
卷号	5
关键词	Kunpengopterus Sinensis Wukongopteridae Pterosauria Yanliao Biota Late Jurassic China
ISSN号	2167-8359
DOI	10.7717/peerj.4102
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	The Wukongopteridae compose a non-pterodactyloid clade of pterosaurs that are the most abundant flying reptiles in the deposits of the Middle-Late Jurassic Yanliao Biota. Until now, five species of three genera and two additional unnamed specimens have been described. Here we report on a new material, IVPP V 23674, that can be referred to the wukongopterid Kunpengopterus sinensis due to several features such as a comparably short nasoantorbital fenestra, the dorsally rising posterodorsal margin of the ischium, and the very short first pedal phalanx of digit V relative to metatarsal IV. IVPP V 23674 provides the first view of a wukongopterid palate, which differs from all other pterosaurs by having a very large postpalatine fenestra and laterally compressed choanae, indicating that the evolution of the pterosaur palate was more complex than previously thought. Sesamoid bones at the dorsal side of manual unguals are present and are reported for the first time in a wukongopterid suggesting an arboreal life-style for these pterosaurs.
WOS关键词	LONG-TAILED PTEROSAUR ; NORTHEASTERN CHINA ; WESTERN ; PTERODACTYLOIDEA ; LIMESTONE ; EVOLUTION ; ONTOGENY ; GERMANY ; SKULL
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
语种	英语
出版者	PEERJ INC
WOS记录号	WOS:000417096800002
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China(41572020 ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB18000000) ; Key Laboratory of Economic Stratigraphy and Palaeogeography, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology (CAS) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(40825005) ; National Key Basic Research Program of China(2012CB821900) ; Fundacao Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico FUNCAP(DCR-0024-02039.01.00/) ; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico CNPq, (CNPq)(304780/2013-8) ; Fundacao Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ)(E-26/202.893/2015) ; 41688103 ; 91514302)
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/8699]
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Wang, Xiaolin
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Natl Museum UFRJ, Dept Geol & Paleontol, Lab Systemat & Taphon Fossil Vertebrates, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cheng, Xin,Jiang, Shunxing,Wang, Xiaolin,et al. New anatomical information of the wukongopterid Kunpengopterus sinensis Wang et al., 2010 based on a new specimen[J]. PEERJ,2017,5.
APA	Cheng, Xin,Jiang, Shunxing,Wang, Xiaolin,&Kellner, Alexander W. A..(2017).New anatomical information of the wukongopterid Kunpengopterus sinensis Wang et al., 2010 based on a new specimen.PEERJ,5.
MLA	Cheng, Xin,et al."New anatomical information of the wukongopterid Kunpengopterus sinensis Wang et al., 2010 based on a new specimen".PEERJ 5(2017).