tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post3088755203523397094..comments2024-03-23T12:02:36.626-07:00Comments on Mark P. Witton's Blog: The magnificent Caviramus, an early example of an anatomically 'extreme' pterosaurMark Wittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02524696111911168322noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-37087102983152741742016-03-19T14:11:33.139-07:002016-03-19T14:11:33.139-07:00I'd also point out that having very long slend...I'd also point out that having very long slender wings like that would make this an excellent glider. Ultra-high aspect wings that don't flap very hard or pull Gees are very good for conserving energy in the air, they're almost reminiscent of a sailplane glider.Pds3.14https://www.blogger.com/profile/01042151103642336762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-30617666678615287162016-03-19T13:56:46.073-07:002016-03-19T13:56:46.073-07:00Looking back at the jaw, I'm imagining this th...Looking back at the jaw, I'm imagining this thing in a predatory role. Maybe similar to a bobcat that flies or something.Pds3.14https://www.blogger.com/profile/01042151103642336762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-90957243783732737562016-03-19T13:53:34.032-07:002016-03-19T13:53:34.032-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pds3.14https://www.blogger.com/profile/01042151103642336762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-35721793213710770102016-03-19T13:49:20.910-07:002016-03-19T13:49:20.910-07:00The one problem I have with it being competent on ...The one problem I have with it being competent on the ground is that it still had to be a very light animal or that humerus would be extremely limiting. That being said, eagles that size regularly take on heavier animals on the ground, and that jaw looks fairly powerful. I'm going with either a diet of seafood or terrestrial animals that are large enough to put up a fight.Pds3.14https://www.blogger.com/profile/01042151103642336762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-91059739502648889152016-03-17T15:03:19.517-07:002016-03-17T15:03:19.517-07:00Omnivorous, huge crested and possibly fairly compe...Omnivorous, huge crested and possibly fairly competent in the ground. If not for the soaring flight speciation it'd be a good tapejarid-mimic (or ar tapejarids Caviramus mimics? Food for thought)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653345901774701895.post-10324605988809441762016-03-14T06:10:54.774-07:002016-03-14T06:10:54.774-07:00Given the find site's position on the coast of...Given the find site's position on the coast of the late-Triassic Tethys Ocean, it seems reasonable to assume that the 'hard target' jaws could be aimed at crustaceans and bivalves. Are there suitably sized terrestrial hard-shell prey items that we know of in the region?Gerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08912876098401519141noreply@blogger.com