Tag Archive for 'Kunpengopterus'

Life reconstruction of Kunpengopterus antipollicatus in the Tiaojishan paleoforest; opposed pollex depicted as being utilized in handling food items (a palaeontinid) and in clinging to trees (a ginkgo). Image credit: Chuang Zhao.

Small Jurassic Pterosaur Had an Opposed Thumb

Apr 13, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Opposed thumbs are adaptations to arboreal life and rare for non-mammal vertebrates; Kunpengopterus antipollicatus, a newly-discovered species of arboreal...