caa a22 4500 445839473 CHVBK 20180317145339.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00015-011-0073-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00015-011-0073-1 The oldest azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone (Early Tithonian) of Southern Germany [Elektronische Daten] [Eberhard Frey, Christian Meyer, Helmut Tischlinger] Based on an almost complete three-dimensionally preserved skeleton, a new genus and species of an azhdarchoid pterosaur Aurorazhdarcho primordius n.gen. n.sp. from the Late Jurassic Solnhofen limestone (Early Tithonian) of the Eichstätt area (Bavaria, Germany) is described. Furthermore, a new family the Protazhdarchidae is proposed. The specimen is attributed to the Azhdarchoidea based on its glenoid fossa level with the sternum, the shovel-like shape of the sternal plate, the wide furca of the coracoid, the metacarpus being longer than radius and ulna, the femur being 1/3 longer than the humerus, the femorotibial ratio, and the hammer-shaped humerus among other diagnostic features. Under UV-light, soft tissue preservation around the external mould of the head is visible. It consists of tiny flakes possibly remnants of skin. The dorsally curved outline of the external mould of the head suggests the presence of a cranial crest. The new species is the oldest record of the azhdarchoid pterosaurs. It supports the Eurasian origin of this group that includes the largest flying animal ever. Swiss Geological Society, 2011 Azhdarchoidea nationallicence Pterosauria nationallicence Soft tissue preservation nationallicence Tithonian nationallicence Southern Germany nationallicence MNHS : Museum of Natural History Sintra, Portugal nationallicence NMB : Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland nationallicence SMNK : Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Germany nationallicence Frey Eberhard Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Erbprinzenstrasse 13, 76113, Karlsruhe, Germany aut Meyer Christian Naturhistorisches Museum, Augustinergasse 2, 4001, Basel, Switzerland aut Tischlinger Helmut Tannenweg 16, 85134, Stammham, Germany aut Swiss Journal of Geosciences SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel 104(2011-12-01), 35-55 1661-8726 104<35 2011 104 15 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00015-011-0073-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00015-011-0073-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Frey Eberhard Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Erbprinzenstrasse 13, 76113, Karlsruhe, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Meyer Christian Naturhistorisches Museum, Augustinergasse 2, 4001, Basel, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tischlinger Helmut Tannenweg 16, 85134, Stammham, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Swiss Journal of Geosciences SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel 104(2011-12-01), 35-55 1661-8726 104<35 2011 104 15 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer