llewelly<p>finally listened to the latest episode of Terrible Lizards podcast, hosted by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sauropods.win/@dave_hone" class="u-url mention">@<span>dave_hone</span></a></span> and Iszi Lawrence.</p><p>A great overview of Dave Hone&#39;s new paper on the sterna of 60+(?) different species of pterosaurs, huge variation in pterosaur sterna, and why that is weird.</p><p>paper: <a href="https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2023/3813-the-sternum-of-pterosaurs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">palaeo-electronica.org/content</span><span class="invisible">/2023/3813-the-sternum-of-pterosaurs</span></a></p><p>blog article: <a href="https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2023/04/20/everything-you-didnt-think-to-ask-about-the-pterosaur-sternum-and-were-afraid-to-ask/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archosaurmusings.wordpress.com</span><span class="invisible">/2023/04/20/everything-you-didnt-think-to-ask-about-the-pterosaur-sternum-and-were-afraid-to-ask/</span></a></p><p>podcast: <a href="https://terriblelizards.libsyn.com/tls09e05-a-sternum-talking-to" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">terriblelizards.libsyn.com/tls</span><span class="invisible">09e05-a-sternum-talking-to</span></a></p><p>shoutout to @SkyeMcDavid@ecoevo.social for doing all the wonderful illustrations of sterna in the paper.</p><p>1/3</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/pterosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pterosaurs</span></a><br /><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/sternum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sternum</span></a><br /><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>flight</span></a></p>