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- noun Plural form of
ornithocheirid .
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Examples
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A specimen named Santanadactylus spixi Wellnhofer, 1985 is almost certainly a close relative of Tupuxuara (possibly even a member of the genus), despite the fact that it was named as a new species of an ornithocheirid genus (ornithocheirids are long-skulled toothed pterodactyloids closely related to Pteranodon and Nyctosaurus, and not particularly closely related to azhdarchoids).
Those sexy tupuxuarids Darren Naish 2006
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A specimen named Santanadactylus spixi Wellnhofer, 1985 is almost certainly a close relative of Tupuxuara (possibly even a member of the genus), despite the fact that it was named as a new species of an ornithocheirid genus (ornithocheirids are long-skulled toothed pterodactyloids closely related to Pteranodon and Nyctosaurus, and not particularly closely related to azhdarchoids).
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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The thinness of the jaws, upward angle of the back half of the mandible and the lack of a pronounced expansion of the jaw tips indicate that Aetodactylus is different from other ornithocheirids and represents a new genus and species of pterosaur.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"Aetodactylus also represents one of the final occurrences of ornithocheirids prior to the Late Cretaceous transition to pterosaur faunas that were dominated by the edentulous, or toothless, species."
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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"That's why two species of ornithocheirids have been found here but nowhere else, and that's why discoveries of other new fossils are sure to be made by Lance Hall and other fossil lovers."
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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However, Aetodactylus differs from all other ornithocheirids in that its jaws were thin and delicate, with a maximum thickness not much greater than 1 centimeter.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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In Aetodactylus, changes in tooth size along the jaw follow a similar pattern to those of other ornithocheirids.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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"That's why two species of ornithocheirids have been found here but nowhere else, and that's why discoveries of other new fossils are sure to be made by Lance Hall and other fossil lovers."
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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However, Aetodactylus differs from all other ornithocheirids in that its jaws were thin and delicate, with a maximum thickness not much greater than 1 centimeter.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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The thinness of the jaws, upward angle of the back half of the mandible and the lack of a pronounced expansion of the jaw tips indicate that Aetodactylus is different from other ornithocheirids and represents a new genus and species of pterosaur.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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