amber inclusion archive

Tiny pterosauria in amber

Metasaur is simply a random unnofficial name assigned to a group of arboreal volant tetrapods that lived in amber tree cavities often getting trapped when hibernating or when pregnant. This type of clean amber is difficult to find as it is not part of the amber mass on the trunk of the tree but from amber that has flooded a hollow in the tree. If you find difficulty seeing the fourth digit or the wingclaw then please look at the micro ct slices or email us for fuller data.

Bird in amber
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  • To view micro-CT data on this volant CLICK HERE

  • To learn about an extroadinarily large similar volant creature CLICK HERE

  • To view photos of "scaly" volant in the same piece of amber CLICK HERE

  • To view micro-CT data on scaly volant CLICK HERE

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  • Click here if you would like to see Hi Res image of the "front" side of the Romeo in amber showing mother's head, wingbone, claw and feathers

  • Click here if you would like to see Hi Res image of the "reverse" side of the Romeo small pterosaur in amber

  • Click here if you would like to see Hi Res image of the "close-up" side of the Romeo in amber

  • Click here if you would like to see Hi Rehi res stacked micrograph of the Romeo's head with scale

  • Click here if you would like to see UV light imaging with fluorescence of pterosaur adult in amber (Romeo's father)


  • Click here if you would like to see teeth images from large pterosaur head without fluorescence.
  • Click here if you would like to see teeth images from large pterosaur head using fluorescence.
  • Click here if you would like to see hi-resolution SIDEVIEW of entire head that you can download and zoom in on
  • Click here if you would like to see hi resolution entire TOPVIEW without fluorescence.
  • Click here if you would like to see full stacked and stitched trial run of Romeo the small anurognathid pterosaur in amber

  • Click here if you would like to see Hi Res images of the anurognathid wing claw

  • Click here if you would like a free download of reconstructed 3d stack of TIFF files for you to render yourself

  • Click here if you would like to see hires images the done flying anurognathid pterosaur rendered on Dragonfly software by Object Research Systems

  • Click here if you would like to see hires multi source videos of the anurognathus pterosaur rendered on Dragonfly software by Object Research Systems

  • Click here if you would like to see full images of an anurognathid with a cricket on its neck chasing a dragonfly in Cretaceous amber

  • Click here if you would like to see full images of an anurognathid with a cricket on its neck chasing a dragonfly in Cretaceous amber

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