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A statistical study of Rhamphorhynchus from the Solnhofen Limestone of Germany: Year-classes of a single large species

Bennett, S. Christopher·1995·Journal of Paleontology
DOI 10.1017/s0022336000034946
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A statistical and morphological study of the pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus from the Solnhofen Limestone of Germany shows that specimens fall into discrete size-classes that are year-classes resulting from seasonal mortality or preservation of specimens. Taxonomic characters used in the past to separate species of Rhamphorhynchus are all related to size and ontogeny, and all specimens belong to a single species,R. muensteri.Thus, the collections of Rhamphorhynchus provide an unequaled record of the growth and development of a Jurassic rhamphorhynchoid pterosaur.Rhamphorhynchus did not have rapid determinate growth; the growth rate was comparable to that of extant crocodilians, and growth continued over the course of at least three years after individuals began to fly.

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Authors
Bennett, S. C.
Affiliations
University of Kansas (US)
Corresponding author
Bennett, S. Christopher
ORCID
Bennett, S. Christopher
Venue
Journal of Paleontology
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
1995-05
Volume
69
Issue
3
Pages
569-580
ISSN
  • 0022-3360 (ISSN-L)
  • 1937-2337
DOI
10.1017/s0022336000034946
OpenAlex
W2333909650
Cited by
139
References
1
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FWCI
2.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 7690 d)
Locations
Journal of Paleontology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Fossil Insects in Amber
Keywords
pterosaurs, Solnhofen limestone, year classes, ontogeny, growth rate, size classes, seasonal variation in mortality, taxonomic characters, Jurassic

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Bennett, S. C. (1995). A statistical study of Rhamphorhynchus from the Solnhofen Limestone of Germany: Year-classes of a single large species. Journal of Paleontology. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000034946