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dewlap In reply to shyan19 [2008-07-06 12:38:41 +0000 UTC]

I've done it a while back so I'm not sure where exactly I've got my refs from but here are some references that I found just now which have images of this unusual looking animal. If you like to see more weird looking pterosaurs go to my gallery and check out some of my other pterosaur pictures (they weren't great but they show the overall shape of the heads of these animals...)

References (I hope these would help...)

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Bennett, S. C. 2003. New crested specimens of the Late Cretaceous pterosaur Nyctosaurus. Paleontologist Zeitschrift, 77:61-75. (If you are able to get a hold of it...

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shyan19 In reply to dewlap [2008-07-08 03:30:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I'll definitely have to look into Zeitschrift's work.

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dewlap In reply to shyan19 [2008-07-08 13:08:47 +0000 UTC]

you are welcome...

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dewlap In reply to guilmon182 [2008-06-14 10:41:46 +0000 UTC]

I would think that it is highly "unlikely"... (I wouldn't say it is impossible... the reason for that is if it has a sail on its head and since it is a light weight animal to start with, it might obstruct its maneuverability in the air (the head crest is quite big compare to the rest of the animal...).

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guilmon182 In reply to dewlap [2008-06-15 23:37:36 +0000 UTC]

It seems like a highly impractical attachment to me.

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dewlap In reply to guilmon182 [2008-06-16 05:01:21 +0000 UTC]

Maybe it's for attracting mates... you never know...

Remember those beak crests on the pelicans... these crests come and go during mating seasons...

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guilmon182 In reply to dewlap [2008-06-16 17:15:42 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah...hmm...

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