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This title provides a review of the history of the understanding of Dorygnathus, a description of the known specimens in public repositories and an assessment of the general morphology and systematic position of the genus.
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Abstract.Introduction.Historical review.Early work.Later work.Recent work.Fauna and stratigraphy of the Posidonienschiefer.Systematic palaeontology.Genus Dorygnathus.Dorygnathus banthensis (Theodori, 1830).Description of specimens.Dorygnathus 'mistelgauensis' World, 1971.General skeletal morphology and comparisons.Skull.Vertebral column.Shoulder girdle.Forelimb.Pelvis.Hindlimb.Phylogenetic placement.Functional morphology and palaeoecology.Conclusions.Acknowledgements.References
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