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Pterodactylus naris revisited
It can be difficult to see tiny details in certain skeletal materials. The pristine Pterodactylus skull may be an example of this with regards to the tiny naris in the rostrum. Here (Fig. 1) the rostrum is retouched, getting rid of the naris and smoothing out the rostral bone (mostly the maxilla). Every second the image will revert to the original. Perhaps this method will help some folks see the “imperfections” (the naris and anterior nasal) I’ve seen here. If the animation doesn’t change, double-click on it to create a new window, which will also enlarge the image.
Figure 1. Pterodactylus GIF animation. Click to enlarge and animate. Here one frame has been retouched to get rid of the naris and make the rostrum one continuous sheet of maxillary bone.
Source: http://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/pterodactylus-naris-revisited/
