Pterosaurs: The Field Guide

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The complete illustrated field guide to pterosaurs. 200+ genera, every one illustrated. Crowdfunding on Kickstarter August 1. ▶ pterosaursfieldguide.com

Pterosaurs: The Field Guide opens with a color-coded evolutionary tree of the whole order, Triassic to end-Cretaceous. 200+ genera, each illustrated. Chapters color-coded to families in the tree. Infographic by Greco Westermann. Kickstarter August 1. https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs
After five years, we're holding a printed copy for the first time. Twenty illustrators. Around 390 pages. Over 200 pterosaur genera. Kickstarter launches August 1. pterosaursfieldguide.com
Meet Rhamphorhynchus, a long-tailed Jurassic fish-catcher with a diamond-shaped tail vane. Its fossils are among the finest ever found. One of 200+ genera in the complete pterosaur field guide. Launching Aug 1: https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs Art: Chris Masnaghetti #Pterosaurs #PaleoArt
Pterosaurs: The Field Guide is now part of the Paleo Network. Explore the whole set, independent sites that don't cut corners: paleo.network
You probably call them all pterodactyls. The real name is pterosaurs, and there were 200+ kinds across 160 million years, from sparrow-sized hunters to giants the size of small planes. Launching Aug 1: https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs #Pterosaurs #PaleoArt
Meet Anurognathus, the pterosaur that could sit in your palm. Huge eyes, a wide mouth, a body barely four inches long, snapping up insects at dusk. One of 200+ genera in the complete pterosaur field guide. Launching Aug 1: https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs Art: Andrey Atuchin #Pterosaurs #PaleoArt
How big did pterosaurs get? From Arcticodactylus, the smallest known, to Quetzalcoatlus and its 36-foot wingspan. Over 200 genera, all in the complete pterosaur field guide. Launching Aug 1: pterosaursfieldguide.com #Pterosaurs #PaleoArt
Meet Pteranodon, the one most people mean when they say "pterosaur." Big backward crest, toothless beak, wingspan over 20 feet. One of 200+ genera in the complete pterosaur field guide. Launching Aug 1: https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs Art: @lacerdajulio.bsky.social #Pterosaurs #PaleoArt
Pterosaurs aren't dinosaurs. Their own branch of animals, and the first vertebrates ever to fly. Launching Aug 1: https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs #Pterosaurs #Paleontology
Illustration of Quetzalcoatlus, a giant Late Cretaceous pterosaur with a long toothless beak and crest, on a dark background with its name and a 36-foot wingspan noted.