Wagler's monotreme river pterodactyl
Added 2024-10-18 11:15:03 +0000 UTCFull colour illustration of Pterodactylus as a swimming monotreme, as hypothesised by Johann Wagler (1800-1832).
Wagler saw pterosaurs; alongside ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, and present-day monotremes; as members of a unique vertebrate "class" which he named Gryphi.
Comments
Yes, he thought they were all members of an intermediate clade between birds and mammals.
C. M. Kosemen
2024-10-20 19:13:44 +0000 UTCSo basically Wagner thought pterosaurs were huge Platypus’s?
Byron Ritchie
2024-10-20 06:07:09 +0000 UTCI love this so much
Blake D. Richardson
2024-10-18 16:22:13 +0000 UTC
