Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A slender bone of some pterodactyls extending from the carpal region in the direction of the humerus.
- In botany, fern-like; resembling a fern; filicoid.
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Examples
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I like the "kite" model myself, with a broad cheiropatagium, ankle attachment, and medially-oriented pteroid bone.
Archive 2009-07-01 Weapon of Mass Imagination 2009
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I like the "kite" model myself, with a broad cheiropatagium, ankle attachment, and medially-oriented pteroid bone.
Life's Time Capsule: Pterosaur Gallery Weapon of Mass Imagination 2009
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I largely consulted Mike Hansen's skeletals for reference, but I tweaked the proportions a little bit to make the neck less snaky, and put the pteroid bones in a more extended position I don't endorse this for most pterosaurs but in the case of tiny Anurognathus, I can see how it could have been useful for increasing thrust and lift rapidly.
Life's Time Capsule: THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PTEROSAUR GALLERY... Nima 2009
biocon commented on the word pteroid
In addition, pteroid means winglike. See here and here.
January 28, 2012