Tag Archives: Banguela oberlii

A Look Back at the Bite Stuff, 2014 Edition

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Jaime A. Headden

Another year over, and a new one’s about to begin. It’s the [western] new year, and it’s been a little more bumpy than normal. Big things happened! I blogged less, but the blogging was more radical.

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An Edentulous Dsungaripterid? 10 Facts About Banguela

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Jaime A. Headden

So I’ve gone on and on about all this boring stuff about writing papers and my personal experience and analysis and what not. But you probably want to know about Banguela oberlii, the pterosaur. Let’s talk about what the paper … Continue reading →

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The Journey of Banguela

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Jaime A. Headden

The life of a pterosaur cannot be easy. Most occur in places where there is always a larger predator; even the giants Quetzalcoatlus and Hatzegopterus may have co-occurred with other predators that would have seen them as food. From hatching … Continue reading →

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The Broken Jaw of Banguela

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Jaime A. Headden

In my last post, I introduced Banguela oberlii, a new, toothless dsungaripterid pterosaur.

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Meet Banguela

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Jaime A. Headden

A foggy morning. Water laps gently on a rocky shore, a rhythmic sound accompanying the gentle hum of insects. Mist hugs the forest margin, creeping along the ground; it shrinks back as the heat of the rising sun burns away … Continue reading →

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