A specimen of Rhamphorhynchus with soft tissue preservation, stomach contents and a putative coprolite
David Hone1, Donald M. Henderson 2, François Therrien 2, Michael B. Habib 3
August 20, 2015
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
2 Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
3 Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
DOI:10.7717/peerj.1191
Published 2015-08-20 Accepted 2015-07-26 Received 2015-03-29
Academic Editor Kenneth De Baets
Subject Areas Paleontology
Keywords Rhamphorhynchoid, Palaeoecology, Pterosauria, Rhamphorhynchinae
Copyright © 2015 Hone et al.
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Hone D, Henderson DM, Therrien F, Habib MB. (2015) A specimen of Rhamphorhynchus with soft tissue preservation, stomach contents and a putative coprolite. PeerJ 3:e1191 https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1191
Abstract
Despite being known for nearly two centuries, new specimens of the derived non-pterodactyloid pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus continue to be discovered and reveal new information about their anatomy and palaeobiology. Here we describe a specimen held in the collections of the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Alberta, Canada that shows both preservation and impressions of soft tissues, and also preserves material interpreted as stomach contents of vertebrate remains and, uniquely, a putative coprolite. The specimen also preserves additional evidence for fibers in the uropatagium.
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Hone D, Henderson DM, Therrien F, Habib MB. (2015) A specimen of Rhamphorhynchus with soft tissue preservation, stomach contents and a putative coprolite. PeerJ 3:e1191 https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1191
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