Re: [dinosaur] Parirau, new pterosaur from Late Cretaceous of New Zealand (free pdf)

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Since this is a preprint on a website made for hosting manuscripts and not =
published in a peer-reviewed journal, I don=E2=80=99t think this constitute=
s a valid naming. The author should have known better than to attempt to na=
me a new taxon in a preprint.=0A=0A=0A> On Dec 21, 2019, at 4:42 PM, Ben Cr=
eisler <[email protected]> wrote:=0A>=20=0A>=20=0A> Ben Creisler=0A> bcre=
[email protected]=0A>=20=0A> A new paper with free pdf:=0A>=20=0A> Parirau at=
aroa gen. et sp. nov.=0A>=20=0A> Carlos Albuquerque (2019)=0A> A Late Creta=
ceous Lonchodectid?=0A> bioRxiv (preprint)=0A> doi: https://urldefense.proo=
fpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A__doi.org_10.1101_2019.12.17.879783&d=3DDwIFa=
Q&c=3DclK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=3DRy_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZ=
gecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=3DSFsk0gnDwISkTMeYWxgbzk-EKANn9FXYyHZtqjv2B8k&s=3D=
RngtZaWTJnXU0NO_K8Rn2uJCJWhX7nfs1dzIta1byoM&e=3D=20=0A> https://urldefense.=
proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A__www.biorxiv.org_content_10.1101_2019.12=
.17.879783v1&d=3DDwIFaQ&c=3DclK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=
=3DRy_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=3DSFsk0gnDwISkTMeYWxgbzk-E=
KANn9FXYyHZtqjv2B8k&s=3DYQ2JIKyM1iRWjL-kPuxWix-D-KPGRhZL4cFuvIARQ30&e=3D=20=
=0A>=20=0A> Free pdf:=0A> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttp=
s-3A__www.biorxiv.org_content_10.1101_2019.12.17.879783v1.full.pdf&d=3DDwIF=
aQ&c=3DclK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=3DRy_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9My=
ZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=3DSFsk0gnDwISkTMeYWxgbzk-EKANn9FXYyHZtqjv2B8k&s=
=3DQqOeJWg394J3U4r-bMgITzJi7TCVtq9Xj54Inm3VrKk&e=3D=20=0A>=20=0A>=20=0A> A =
pterosaur ulnar specimen (NZMS CD 467) from the Mangahouanga Stream of New =
Zealand s North Island has been first described by Wiffen et al 1988. Assum=
ed to belong to a Santanadactylus-like pterosaur, this taxon has not since =
been extensively described, with only a few tentative claims that it repres=
ents an azhdarchid. Here, I re-examine the specimen and compare it to other=
 pterodactyloid taxa, noting peculiar features such as its plug-like (obdur=
ate) ulnar end. Christened Parirau ataroa, this taxon is found to be a lonc=
hodectid, which alongside the North American Navajodactylus boerei extends =
this clade into the world s youngest pterosaur faunas.=0A>=20=0A=

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Since this is a preprint on a website made f=
or hosting manuscripts and not published in a peer-reviewed journal, I don=E2=
=80=99t think this constitutes a valid naming. The author should have known b=
etter than to attempt to name a new taxon in a preprint.<br><br><div dir=3D"=
ltr"><br>On Dec 21, 2019, at 4:42 PM, Ben Creisler &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bcr=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquot=
e type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div>Ben Creisler</div=
><div><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></div><d=
iv><br></div><div>A new paper with free pdf:</div><div><br></div><div>Parira=
u ataroa gen. et sp. nov.</div><div><br>Carlos Albuquerque (2019)<br>A Late C=
retaceous Lonchodectid?<br>bioRxiv (preprint)<br>doi: <a href=3D"https://url=
defense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A__doi.org_10.1101_2019.12.17.87978=
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_2019.12.17.879783v1&amp;d=3DDwMFaQ&amp;c=3DclK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H=
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.879783v1</a></div><div><br>Free pdf:<br><a href=3D"https://urldefense.proof=
point.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttps-3A__www.biorxiv.org_content_10.1101_2019.12.17.87=
9783v1.full.pdf&amp;d=3DDwMFaQ&amp;c=3DclK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CS=
fnc_gI&amp;r=3DRy_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&amp;m=3DQOQCxp-sY=
vwb64kABSdwuvLjUWljmzybVGCZsgcmwyg&amp;s=3DefJaXjvaiYiSm3nZPtbbVC4o3F7UH_ZPx=
egFk_2o3AI&amp;e=3D">https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2019.12.17.8797=
83v1.full.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><br>A pterosaur ulnar specimen (N=
ZMS CD 467) from the Mangahouanga Stream of New Zealand s North Island has b=
een first described by Wiffen et al 1988. Assumed to belong to a Santanadact=
ylus-like pterosaur, this taxon has not since been extensively described, wi=
th only a few tentative claims that it represents an azhdarchid. Here, I re-=
examine the specimen and compare it to other pterodactyloid taxa, noting pec=
uliar features such as its plug-like (obdurate) ulnar end. Christened Parira=
u ataroa, this taxon is found to be a lonchodectid, which alongside the Nort=
h American Navajodactylus boerei extends this clade into the world s younges=
t pterosaur faunas.<br><br></div></div>
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