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Table 1 Aurorazhdarcho primordius: table of measurements of the forelimbs and hind limbs (in mm)

From: The oldest azhdarchoid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone (Early Tithonian) of Southern Germany

Forelimb

Right

Left

Hind limb

Right

Left

Humerus

62.4

?

Femur

79.0

74.0

Radius

80.8

80.2

Tibia

116.0

115.0

Ulna

82.9

?

Fibula

?

40.0

Carpus

7.0

?

Tarsus

4.0

4.2

1st metacarpal

86.5

?

Metatarsal I

22.6

24.0

2nd metacarpal

87.0

?

Metatarsal II

22.6

23.0

3rd metacarpal

?

?

Metatarsal III

20.5

21.6

4th metacarpal

94.6

94.0

Metatarsal IV

19.5

19.5

Pteroid bone

54.2

?

Metatarsal V

7.3

10.8

Digit 1 phalanx 1

6.0

6.4

Digit 1 phalanx 1

6.2

6.7

Digit 1 ungual

4.4

4.0

Digit 1 ungual

4.3

5.0

Digit 2 phalanx 1

6.4

7.1

Digit 2 phalanx 1

5.0

6.5

Digit 2 phalanx 2

4.5

4.5

Digit 2 phalanx 2

4.4

5.0

Digit 2 ungual

4.0

4.5

Digit 2 ungual

4.3

4.8

Digit 3 phalanx 1

10.1

10.3

Digit 3 phalanx 1

6.5

7.0

Digit 3 phalanx 2

5.4

5.5

Digit 3 phalanx 2

3.8

5.8

Digit 3 phalanx 3

5.3

4.8

Digit 3 ungual

3.2

4.5

Digit 3 ungual

4.1

3.3

   

Digit 4 phalanx 1

120.0

119.0

Digit 4 phalanx 1

6.7

7.1

Digit 4 phalanx 2

?

70.8

Digit 4 phalanx 2

6.0

6.5

Digit 4 phalanx 3

?

50.6

Digit 4 ungual

3.6

0.8

Digit 4 phalanx 4

50.3

50.5

   
  1. ?, no measurement possible