#pterosaur wings

[fantasy-anatomy-analyst]

How would you design a winged humanoid with pterosaur wings? Would it be similar to bat wings? And could they launch themselves or gallop like pterosaurs can?

I'm answering this with the assumption it's about a winged humanoid who still has "normal" arms alongside the wings. If you go with typical pterosaur wing anatomy, the membrane would go down to the knees and also include another membrane between the legs and tail, which is not ideal for humanoid character design, especially if they're supposed to wear clothes lol. So for the sake of character design, I'll suggest what I did with bat wing humanoids and say the wing membrane ought to attach to the tail instead of the legs.

(image description: two digital sketch pages of simple humanoid figures with pterosaur wings. on the first page, there is also a simple outline sketch of a pterosaur in flight, displaying the shape of the wing arms and long torso. around it, humanoids in standing, crouching, and flying positions share the pterosaur's anatomy with the wing membrane attached to the thigh. in the second image, the humanoid has been redrawn with the wing membrane attached to a tail, and their human arms have been redrawn quite small, further forward and lower down on the torso. their thighs are also much shorter than their lower leg.)

folding the wing, they should be able to bend that long "finger" inward to cross their wingtips behind their legs. it's also good to note that pterosaur wings have a unique shape! the longer bones that really carry most of the membrane are actually very long hand bones and a singular extra long finger, while the other fingers are shorter and poke out funny. this is very different from bats and birds, who tend to have longer forearm bones and very small "hand" bones. also bats have several very long fingers and one extended thumb, usually.

you could make a pterosaur winged person walk on their wings, if you just shorten their legs and give them more of a forward slope in their torso, but it's not necessary. They can still do the cool pterosaur launch though! I'm picturing, like, they run forward and sort of throw themself toward the ground and then launch upward with their wings and legs simultaneously.

(image description: four simplified sketches showing the process described above, of a pterosaur winged person running forward, dropping down, and jumping upward with a push of their wings and legs. in the final sketch they are flying with fully spread wings. the wings have been colored red for visual clarity. end description.)

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[bookrat]

An Altmuehlopterus catching an unlucky Archaeopteryx in the open

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Sea-Wing

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Couples See Man-Sized Bird…Creature…Something!

a few mothman sketches to celebrate us finally running into it in our Delta Green campaign. surely this isn't an omen of anything

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Another doodle I never posted mostly cuz i'm pretty sure 95% of my followers will not get this refrence

Behold: Human Femboy Pterosaur

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scrapped version of this drawing, having him hold the Barbaridactylus is very cute but there's just to much going on with this to work you can't really tell where the pterosaur ends and the human begins

also what are those wings, those certified do not look like pterosaur wings lmfao

[clannfearrunt]

I finally played the pathing of titans with real people yesterday but we did a modded server and what in the world is this weird pterodog. At first I thought “oh giant bat” but then I realized that it super duper Is Not. I forgot to look up if this thing has an origin

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Pterosaur stimboard

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*this was a request!

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The real Yawn prays.

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Would you like a Stormcutter in these trying times?

[the1entirecircus]

The Dinosaur/Extinct/Ancient Thing each Scarlet Paradox Pokemon is based on imo

As a dinosaur and pokemon nerd, I am compelled by a greater force (autism) to explain away the inspirations to each scarlet pokemon even if they're just a stretch.

Great Tusk- It took me a minute to realize this, but Donphan's paradox counterpart is obviously an Ankylosaur. While not based on the Ankylosaurus itself, Great Tusk does share elements of the dinosaur family such with its back plates with spikes. And while the Ankylosaur family do not have fur/feathers, giant trunks, or tusks, it is still evident by those back plates, that they are an inspiration. It could be argued that the facial structure of Great Tusk is just an exagerated and heavily mishapened Ankylosaurus. Its dumb but still.

Scream Tail- While at first, you might think that Scream Tail isn't based on anything as it is just a wilder version of the Jigglypuff we all know and love, if we take its lore into consideration then we can see that there is something to see. Scream Tail is based on the single-celled organisms that existed in our world. Now this is seemingly a stretch until you consider that in the pokemon world, this might have been when Mew was first started to branch off and adapt. This can be evidenced by Scream Tail's psychic typing as why else would it have psychic powers unless if it is a very close descendent of Mew.

Brute Bonnet- Now this is a really big stretch so here me out. Brute Bonnet is based on Pachycephalosaurs, aka the dome-headed dinosaurs. I say this because A) the spikes on its head that remind me of the spikes that surround the skull. B) Its aggressive demonstrated within the game as well as its level-up moveset which is reminiscent of how Pachycephalosaurs are often portrayed as aggressive in media. and C) the shape of its mouth is similar, not the exactly the same, but similar to the mouth shape of a pachycephalosaurus. Yes it is a stretch, but it makes to me.

Flutter Mane- This is obvious as it is mentioned in its lore, but Flutter Mane is a pterosaur. Sure, it is just a Misdreavus with elements of a pterosaur. No obvious design elements are implanted into this pokemon to make it seem like a particular pterosaur, so I am not compelled to say either or. Its like with the others, its reminiscent of a type of dinosaur, but very vague on which one. And I think thats the point to this pokemon. Because I've seen that when refering to Pteranodon, people usually say Pteradactyl. They're not wrong, they just may not realize that they are saying frog. Yes, there is a pterodactylus, but it isn't what the common people think of when they say pterodactyl, they're thinking of pteranodon.

Slither Wing- No doubt about this one, this is definitely a Stegosaurus that would give people with insectophobia nightmares. From the way it doesn't use its wings like wings to how it swings its tail in certain attack animations, this pokemon is definitely reminiscent of Stegosaurs. Sure, it doesn't have the thagomizer aka the tail spikes Stegosaurus has, but it does have a very thick tail. Another good explanation as to why Slither Wing is based on a Stegosaur is because of the theories on what Stegosaurus' backplates can do. They weren't built for defense as they are very fragile, and I can imagine the same for Silther Wing's wings. Some believe that they were used to regulate body temperature or that they could move in flapping motions like as we see with Slither Wing. I mainly bring that up because of Slither Wing having the ability protosynthesis and how its the paradox form of Volcarona who is revered as a sun god by some. Sure, all of the Scarlet paradoxes have that ability, but its worth mentioning.

Sandy Shocks- This is the most vaguely dinosaur-inspired pokemon I have ever seen, mostly because its Magneton which is a magnet pokemon. I initially thought it would be some kind of magneton sauropod (the long-necked dinosaurs) but I'm not entirely sure. You could consider the the long magnets on its bottom side as two pairs of legs, but you can also consider the magnets on its top head as its own pair of arms and its a brute bonnet situation. Its very vague. I initially believed it to be a sauropod so I'm going to go with that.

Roaring Moon- When I first saw this pokemon, I wasn't sure what it was aside from Mega Salamence. I want to say its Quetzalcoatlus because it has feathers, it flies so pterosaur, and its the big boss of the regular scarlet paradox pokemon so obviously a famous "dinosaur" needs to be picked. And when I did some research on Quetzalcoatlus' namesake, the Quetzalcoatl, and I learned that is considered he was related to the sun. So maybe Roaring Moon is a reverse of that?

Winged King/Koraidon- One may look at Koraidon and think that it is just a basic dinosaur mixed with a dinosaur bike from the Flintstones cartoon and Toothless from HTTYD. However, my eyes sees differently. I see a combination of Iguanodon, Tyrannosaurus, and raptors as well as reptiles like the chameleon. I say this because The first drawings of Iguanodon appear similar to Koraidon. Its just a fatter and bulkier version of the same animal, but red, and with feathers. Iguanodon is also one of the first discovered dinosaurs, and its one of the first Paradox pokemon we meet. Its name, Winged King, is somewhat reminiscent of the Tyrannosaurus Rex's translated name "Tyrant Lizard King". Then theres raptors, specifically, Jurassic Park's Velociraptors. They are often depicted as incredibly smart and social, being able to form groups with each other and coordinate. There is also a distinct difference between the raptors of Jurassic Park and Jurassic World. In JP, they are more violent and predatory while in JW, they are considerably more domesticated as seen with Blue the Velociraptor. But they are still violent predators. I mention this because of the two Koraidon we see in Pokemon Scarlet. The one the player has is reminiscent of Blue the Velociraptor since its kinder while the other Koraidon is more equal to the Big One from Jurassic Park which is meaner. Also in Jurassic Park /// there are Velociraptors with sparce feathering which is akin to Koraidon's feathers which aren't as sparce but still.

Walking Wake- Visually, its a theropod version of suicune with a lion's mane. However, I think its a reference to both raptors and cryolophosaurus. Cryolophosaurus is a big meat-eating dinosaur with a crest on its head. There are also many other dinosaur species that have crests. Dilophosaurus and Monolophosaurus are just to name a few. But Cryolophosaurus is picked because of its name and origin. Its name means Ice-crested lizard and it was named that because its fossil was found around the antarctic. If we take a look at Walking Wake's crest, it is visually made of ice, or at least a hard rocky material thats blue. And Suicine has always been associated with the ice type being the associated with the Northwind and such, but it isn't actually ice type.

Gouging Fire- It is very obvious what type of dinosaur Gouging Fire is. It is a ceratopsian (The Triceratops family) like Styracosaurus and others similar to it. However, it isn't just a ceratopsian, in fact its arguable that it is part stegosaurus because of the plates on its backside. Thats right, Gouging Fire is kind of a hybrid dinosaur, referencing the Stegoceratops from Jurassic World's deleted content, Jurassic World the Game and Jurassic World: Evolution. Of course, this part is a stretch, but its notable to mention. Also, unrelated but I love how its smoke creates its tail. Very creative design choice.

Raging Bolt- Like before, it is very obvious that this pokemon is a sauropod, but unlike Gouging fire and Cryolophosaurus, it is mixed with elements of several sauropods. It was mainly a titanosaur, having the long front legs of brachiosaurus and looking like a giraffe which is in reference to Giraffetitan...and Raikou. I also feel like the choice to make raikou be the long-necked dinosaur was done because of Brontosaurus' history as a dinosaur. Brontosaurus has been accidentally mixed with Apatosaurus and I don't know if its still considered a valid species or not because I've heard it be said that Brontosaurus is a real dinosaur and then it isn't, its just apatosaurus, but then it is its own species. Its very confusing. And the reason why I say this is because its a paradox, its fitting, and because Bronto means thunder. Side note, I hate its tail, it does not balance its body unless that tail is really dense. New headcanon: Raging Bolt is a dwarf star.

[fantasy-anatomy-analyst]

How would you draw a feathered dragon that WALKS on bird-like wings and launches like a pterosaur or bat?

for pterosaur launching, here's a real useful video:

if you want a dragon with bird-like wings that walks on them and also can launch like a pterosaur, you'll have to provide a few important details:

part of wing that can bear weight

part of wing that can facilitate a standing launch from the ground

body proportions balanced to allow standing launch

essentially it sounds like you're just asking for a feathered pterosaur, which is a very cool idea! They were very unique creatures, and as far as I know they're the only creatures that launched from the ground in this manner. I can't find any details on whether or not any bat species do this. Birds just jump upwards and don't use their wings to push off the ground.

Pterosaurs had a long "finger" to shape their wing membrane, while their other smaller fingers faced forward from the wing. in the case of a feathered pterosaur, which means feathers instead of a membrane, I don't think they'd have such a long "finger" on the end there. more likely they'd have a shorter and thicker "finger" to hold the flight feathers, but they could still have a sturdy hand and wrist with small frontward fingers to facilitate walking on their wing and launching from the ground.

(image description: simple sketch of a feathered pterosaur, looking like a very strange bird. end description)

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dragging out an old oc i haven't really drawn properly for about a decade. I still love her, but as a former fan-pokémon, she's been tough to translate to a... logical creature hfakj

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i wanted to draw every characters “prehistoric animal” sona but i couldnt think of anyone elses so have nyctosaurus teru. yes this is a real animal. no the crest is not the weirdest thing about it

[thegaybyler]

I find it funny how the way my autism presents itself is just the most stereotypical thing ever😭 like, I'm a nerdy little girl who can barely understand when people are being sarcastic, who rarely shows visible emotion when it comes to facial expressions, who needs headphones literally any time I go in public, and who has a huge interest in dinosaurs and will happily ramble on about them for hours.

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Fang's Requiem

Final panel from my Goodbye Volcano High TF Comic 'Fang's Requiem' where Zeydaan/Isabella assumes Fang's form to play a concert at their local cafe.