Re: Normannognathus

["Ken Kinman" <kinman@hotmail.com>]

   Did they ever decide if Normannognathus was just an immature pterosaur, 
or if there really were adult pterosaurs that small?  Is there any way to 
know for sure with such skimpy fossil material?
    Anyway, I can't think of any reason that they might not have briefly 
encountered an Archaeopteryx on rare occasion.  Just wonder if such an 
encounter would be one of indifference, curiosity, or antagonism.
                 -----Ken
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Patrick Norton wrote:
> Can anyone point me to a life restoration of the pterosaur _Normannognathus 
> wellnhoferi_ (Buffetaut 1998)?  I'm considering a sculpture showing this 
> critter and Archaeopteryx interacting, so I would also be interested in how 
> likely (or unlikely) folks think be it might be that these two taxa (both 
> from the Kimmeridgian of Europe) actually encountered one another on 
> occassion.
>
> Pat

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