pterosaurs

[NEIL CLARK <NCLARK@museum.gla.ac.uk>]

> 
> > I have read of a small pterosaur found in Russia in 1970 that left 
fur
> > impressions. Has any other pterosaur been found with fur or hair 
> impressions?
> > And is the 1970 find of good quality, or is there some doubt that 
the
> > pterosaur did have hair?
> > 
> 
> Have you see the book called 'The Illustrated Encyclopedia 
> of Pterosaurs' by Peter Wellinhofer (1991 Crescent books, ISBN 
> 0-517-03701-7)?  It is extremely useful as a pterosaur reference 
book 
> with wonderful illustrations.  The book refers to *Sordes pilosus* 
with 
> 'hair' described by A.G. Sharov in 1971.  The 'hairs' are derived 
from 
> scales and are not like mammalian hairs.
> 


Neil Clark
Curator of Palaeontology
Hunterian Museum
University of Glasgow
email: NCLARK@museum.gla.ac.uk

The first law of Geology is the law of supposition.
(Geological Howlers - ed. WDI Rolfe)