Pterosaurs: The Field Guide
@pterosaursfieldguide.com
The complete illustrated field guide to pterosaurs. 200+ genera, every one illustrated. Crowdfunding on Kickstarter August 1. ▶ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pterosaursfieldguide/pterosaurs-the-field-guide
$20,000. Eotephradactylus mcintireae is going into the book. Named in 2025 from a jaw found in Arizona, about 209 million years old. The oldest pterosaur named from North America, and roughly the size of a small seagull. Next: $22,000, Torukjara. https://fossi.ls/ks
Every $2,000 past the goal pays an artist to paint a new species for the book. Rudolf Hima is painting Haliskia peterseni. His work: artstation.com/rudolfhimawan
Every $2,000 past the goal pays an artist to paint a new species for the book. Bálint Benke is painting Ceoptera evansae. His work: artstation.com/balint
$18,000. Haliskia peterseni is going into the book. A museum curator in Queensland found it in 2021 and it was described in 2024. It's the most complete pterosaur skeleton ever found in Australia, more than twice as complete as the next best. Next: $20,000, Eotephradactylus. https://fossi.ls/ks
$16,000. Ceoptera evansae is going into the book. Found on Skye in 2006, described in 2024, and only the second pterosaur ever named from Scotland. Middle Jurassic, an interval where pterosaur fossils are scarce. The name means mist wing. Next: $18,000, Haliskia. https://fossi.ls/ks
Every $2,000 past the goal pays an artist to paint a new species for the book. Here's the first one. Karolina Twardosz is painting Skiphosoura bavarica. Her work: artstation.com/twarda
$14,000. Skiphosoura bavarica is going into the book. Found in 2015, described in 2024, and it closes the gap between Darwinopterus-type monofenestratans and true pterodactyloids. It landed after we closed the manuscript, so it missed the book. Next: $16,000, Ceoptera. https://fossi.ls/ks
Funded. Day one. Pterosaurs: The Field Guide is going to print. 252 species, 200+ genera, every one illustrated. Thank you. Every one of you. We're not stopping there. Every $2,000 past the goal adds a newly described pterosaur to the book and pays an artist to draw it. https://fossi.ls/ks
Every illustration in Pterosaurs: The Field Guide was painted by humans. Every word was written by Pete Buchholz. No generative AI, and none ever. If you've seen AI paleoart, you already know the difference. https://fossi.ls/ks
Pterosaurs: The Field Guide is live on Kickstarter. 252 species, every one illustrated, in one book. Back it: https://fossi.ls/ks #Pterosaurs #Paleontology
1 day. Pterosaurs: The Field Guide goes live on Kickstarter tomorrow, 10 AM Eastern. Get the launch alert: https://fossi.ls/ks #Pterosaurs #Kickstarter
Two days until Pterosaurs: The Field Guide goes live on Kickstarter. Twenty illustrators, around 390 pages, over 200 pterosaur genera. The first comprehensive field guide to the flying reptiles. Kickstarter launches Saturday, August 1. fossi.ls/KS #Pterosaurs #Paleoart
Three days until Pterosaurs: The Field Guide goes live on Kickstarter. Twenty illustrators, around 390 pages, over 200 pterosaur genera. The first comprehensive field guide to the flying reptiles. Kickstarter · August 1 · https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs #Pterosaurs #Paleoart
Four days until Pterosaurs: The Field Guide goes live on Kickstarter. Twenty illustrators, around 390 pages, over 200 pterosaur genera. The first comprehensive field guide to the flying reptiles. Kickstarter · August 1 · https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs #Pterosaurs #Paleoart
Pterosaurs: The Field Guide opens with a color-coded evolutionary tree of the whole order, Triassic to end-Cretaceous. 200+ genera, each illustrated. Chapters color-coded to families in the tree. Infographic by Greco Westermann. Kickstarter August 1. https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs
After five years, we're holding a printed copy for the first time. Twenty illustrators. Around 390 pages. Over 200 pterosaur genera. Kickstarter launches August 1. pterosaursfieldguide.com
Meet Rhamphorhynchus, a long-tailed Jurassic fish-catcher with a diamond-shaped tail vane. Its fossils are among the finest ever found. One of 200+ genera in the complete pterosaur field guide. Launching Aug 1: https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs Art: Chris Masnaghetti #Pterosaurs #PaleoArt
Pterosaurs: The Field Guide is now part of the Paleo Network. Explore the whole set, independent sites that don't cut corners: paleo.network
You probably call them all pterodactyls. The real name is pterosaurs, and there were 200+ kinds across 160 million years, from sparrow-sized hunters to giants the size of small planes. Launching Aug 1: https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs #Pterosaurs #PaleoArt
Meet Anurognathus, the pterosaur that could sit in your palm. Huge eyes, a wide mouth, a body barely four inches long, snapping up insects at dusk. One of 200+ genera in the complete pterosaur field guide. Launching Aug 1: https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs Art: Andrey Atuchin #Pterosaurs #PaleoArt
How big did pterosaurs get? From Arcticodactylus, the smallest known, to Quetzalcoatlus and its 36-foot wingspan. Over 200 genera, all in the complete pterosaur field guide. Launching Aug 1: pterosaursfieldguide.com #Pterosaurs #PaleoArt
Meet Pteranodon, the one most people mean when they say "pterosaur." Big backward crest, toothless beak, wingspan over 20 feet. One of 200+ genera in the complete pterosaur field guide. Launching Aug 1: https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs Art: @lacerdajulio.bsky.social #Pterosaurs #PaleoArt
Pterosaurs aren't dinosaurs. Their own branch of animals, and the first vertebrates ever to fly. Launching Aug 1: https://fossi.ls/Nev1YT/bs #Pterosaurs #Paleontology
Quetzalcoatlus stood as tall as a giraffe and likely hunted on foot. Wingspan about 36 feet, one of the largest flyers that ever lived. One of 200+ genera in the field guide. Launching Aug 1. pterosaursfieldguide.com
