Image: Rhamphorhynchus and Aspidorhynchus

Description: Photograph of specimen WDC CSG 255, a Rhamphorhynchus with remains of a ?Leptolepides in its pharynx, trapped in the jaws of an Aspidorhynchus. From Frey E , Tischlinger H (2012) The Late Jurassic pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus, a frequent victim of the ganoid fish Aspidorhynchus? PLoS ONE 7(3): e31945. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031945 Fossilized hunting scene; A) specimen WDC CSG 255: an Aspidorhynchus and a Rhamphorhynchus in fatal encounter, B) section of the specimen showing the way both animals are entangled. C) A similar section under UV light, the arrow marks intestinal contents consisting of digested fish remains. Note that the jaws of the Aspidorhynchus did not get hold of a bone, but apparently of the flight membrane of the left wing. The distorted left wing finger is suggestive for this.
Title: Rhamphorhynchus and Aspidorhynchus
Credit: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031945
Author: Eberhard Frey and Helmut Tischlinger
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