tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678931284680339665.post1777801217481281969..comments2023-10-05T19:16:20.467-05:00Comments on Gardening with Binoculars: Those Terrible PterosaursAnne McCormackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04411395323766178814noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678931284680339665.post-32041831918061749262012-04-03T06:22:13.413-05:002012-04-03T06:22:13.413-05:00Thank you for your kind words, Anne. You mentioned...Thank you for your kind words, Anne. You mentioned, "Now I hadn’t really thought of pterosaurs as the direct ancestors of birds." Pterosaurs are not related to birds. Birds descended from theropod dinosaurs. Pterosaurs from lizards. <br /><br />Dr. Witton may be correct about Nemicolopterus as a juvenile. However, it's impossible to tell at that size because, as embryo pterosaurs D.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13009843520057633239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678931284680339665.post-87816122487551424422012-03-11T16:09:53.934-05:002012-03-11T16:09:53.934-05:00Hi Anne,
Thanks for the shout-out: really appreci...Hi Anne,<br /><br />Thanks for the shout-out: really appreciated. Glad to hear you find pterosaurs as exciting as I do! Note that <i>Nemicolopterus</i> is almost certainly a hatchling pterosaur: adult members of its species probably span almost 2 m. Also, as you indicate, it's worth balancing DP's ideas with those of the rest of the pterosaur community: you may want to check out <a href="Mark Wittonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524696111911168322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678931284680339665.post-9312804285357086962012-02-27T19:00:00.005-06:002012-02-27T19:00:00.005-06:00I'm with you--thought all of these ancient bea...I'm with you--thought all of these ancient beasts were the size of football stadium.Anne McCormackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411395323766178814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678931284680339665.post-29536717914842911892012-02-27T06:18:09.552-06:002012-02-27T06:18:09.552-06:00I didn't know that there were pterosaurs that ...I didn't know that there were pterosaurs that were so small -- I thought they were all huge, soaring beasts. Interesting!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.com