Essays about: "Holzmaden"

Found 2 essays containing the word Holzmaden.

1. 1. A Phylogenetic Appraisal of Pachycormus bollensis: Implications for Pachycormiform Evolution

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Maria Lindkvist; [2012]
   Keywords : Pachycormus bollensis; pachycormiformes; parsimony analysis; Bayesian analysis; Holzmaden;

   Abstract : The Pachycormiformes were a successful group of stem-teleosts. Although they persisted for more than 100 million years in the Mesozoic seas and occupied a significant space of the ecosystem, little is known about this most diverse group. One of the earliest pachycormiformes is the lower Jurassic Pachycormus bollensis. READ MORE

3. 2. Morphological and functional differences between rhamphorhynchoid and pterodactyloid pterosaurs with emphasis on flight

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Elisabeth Einarsson; [2004]
   Keywords : pterosaurs; Rhamphorhynchoidea; Pterodactyloidea; morphology; wings; flight; aerodynamics; air sacs; flygödlor; morfologi; vingar; flygning; aerodynamik; luftsäckar; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : To explain how the morphological differences between Rhamphorhynchoidea and Pterodactyloidea affect flight performances and life styles wings and claws of pterosaur fossils from collections in Uppsala and Munich have been measured. The measured specimens are from Jurassic limestones and shales in Solnhofen, Eichstätt and Holzmaden and include Dorygnathus, Campylognathoides, Rhamphorhynchus, Anurognathus, Pterodactylus, Germanodactylus and Gallodactylus. READ MORE