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
Every Field Guide tier has its own pterosaur, now complete at six.
Meet the two newest. Dimorphodon, the maverick, fronts the Signed Edition. Tupandactylus, the showstopper, fronts the Collector's Set.
Designed by Arina Tereschenko. No AI.
Both tiers still open for late pledges. fossi.ls/ks
Meet the two newest. Dimorphodon, the maverick, fronts the Signed Edition. Tupandactylus, the showstopper, fronts the Collector's Set.
Designed by Arina Tereschenko. No AI.
Both tiers still open for late pledges. fossi.ls/ks
September 11, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Every Field Guide tier has its own pterosaur, now complete at six.
Meet the two newest. Dimorphodon, the maverick, fronts the Signed Edition. Tupandactylus, the showstopper, fronts the Collector's Set.
Designed by Arina Tereschenko. No AI.
Both tiers still open for late pledges. fossi.ls/ks
Meet the two newest. Dimorphodon, the maverick, fronts the Signed Edition. Tupandactylus, the showstopper, fronts the Collector's Set.
Designed by Arina Tereschenko. No AI.
Both tiers still open for late pledges. fossi.ls/ks
Funded. Thank you to everyone who backed Pterosaurs: The Field Guide. Closed at $61,525 from 965 backers, more than five times our goal. The book is going to print. Books ship in January.
August 31, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Funded. Thank you to everyone who backed Pterosaurs: The Field Guide. Closed at $61,525 from 965 backers, more than five times our goal. The book is going to print. Books ship in January.
$60,000 unlocked. Akharhynchus martilli joins the field guide, a toothed pterosaur from the Kem Kem of Morocco, the mid-Cretaceous river system best known for Spinosaurus. Every animal painted by hand. Pledges close this morning at 9:59 AM Eastern. fossi.ls/ks
August 31, 2026 at 12:49 PM
$60,000 unlocked. Akharhynchus martilli joins the field guide, a toothed pterosaur from the Kem Kem of Morocco, the mid-Cretaceous river system best known for Spinosaurus. Every animal painted by hand. Pledges close this morning at 9:59 AM Eastern. fossi.ls/ks
$58,000 unlocked. Darwinopterus camposi joins the field guide, a newly named transitional pterosaur from Jurassic China. Every animal painted by hand. Pledges close this morning at 9:59 AM Eastern. fossi.ls/ks
August 31, 2026 at 12:32 PM
$58,000 unlocked. Darwinopterus camposi joins the field guide, a newly named transitional pterosaur from Jurassic China. Every animal painted by hand. Pledges close this morning at 9:59 AM Eastern. fossi.ls/ks
A few hours left. Pterosaurs: The Field Guide closes this morning at 9:59 AM Eastern. Past $60,000, more than five times our goal. No AI anywhere in it. If you've been waiting, this is it. fossi.ls/ks
August 31, 2026 at 12:19 PM
A few hours left. Pterosaurs: The Field Guide closes this morning at 9:59 AM Eastern. Past $60,000, more than five times our goal. No AI anywhere in it. If you've been waiting, this is it. fossi.ls/ks
$56,000 unlocked. Tsogtopteryx mongoliensis joins the book, the smallest azhdarchid ever named, a 5-to-6-foot wingspan from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Closes Monday, 9:59 AM Eastern. fossi.ls/ks
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August 31, 2026 at 1:58 AM
$56,000 unlocked. Tsogtopteryx mongoliensis joins the book, the smallest azhdarchid ever named, a 5-to-6-foot wingspan from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Closes Monday, 9:59 AM Eastern. fossi.ls/ks
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$36,000 unlocked. Garudapterus buffetauti joins the book, painted by Julio Lacerda. The first pterosaur ever named from Southeast Asia, from the Early Cretaceous of Thailand. Closes Monday, 9:59 AM Eastern. fossi.ls/ks
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August 30, 2026 at 9:26 PM
$36,000 unlocked. Garudapterus buffetauti joins the book, painted by Julio Lacerda. The first pterosaur ever named from Southeast Asia, from the Early Cretaceous of Thailand. Closes Monday, 9:59 AM Eastern. fossi.ls/ks
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#Pterosaurs #Paleoart
The final day. Pledges close tomorrow, Monday, 9:59 AM Eastern. Past $54,000 and more than four times funded, with species still unlocking. Last chance to back the complete illustrated guide to pterosaurs. fossi.ls/ks
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August 30, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The final day. Pledges close tomorrow, Monday, 9:59 AM Eastern. Past $54,000 and more than four times funded, with species still unlocking. Last chance to back the complete illustrated guide to pterosaurs. fossi.ls/ks
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$54,000. Gobiazhdarcho joins the book, a new azhdarchid from the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. Last day: closes Monday, 9:59 AM Eastern, past four times funded. fossi.ls/ks
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August 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM
$54,000. Gobiazhdarcho joins the book, a new azhdarchid from the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. Last day: closes Monday, 9:59 AM Eastern, past four times funded. fossi.ls/ks
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$52,000. Spot-gloss on the cover is unlocked, a raised gloss on the title and art over the soft-touch matte. On every printed copy. Closes Monday, 9:59 AM Eastern. fossi.ls/ks
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August 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
$52,000. Spot-gloss on the cover is unlocked, a raised gloss on the title and art over the soft-touch matte. On every printed copy. Closes Monday, 9:59 AM Eastern. fossi.ls/ks
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48 hours left. Pterosaurs: The Field Guide closes Monday, 9:59 AM Eastern. Past $51,000 and climbing. The complete illustrated guide to pterosaurs. fossi.ls/ks
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August 29, 2026 at 2:08 PM
48 hours left. Pterosaurs: The Field Guide closes Monday, 9:59 AM Eastern. Past $51,000 and climbing. The complete illustrated guide to pterosaurs. fossi.ls/ks
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#Pterosaurs #Paleontology
$50,000 unlocked: Galgadraco, the first pterosaur ever named from Brazil's Bauru Group, a Late Cretaceous azhdarchid. It joins the book as a full page with original art. Closes Monday. fossi.ls/ks
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August 28, 2026 at 6:49 PM
$50,000 unlocked: Galgadraco, the first pterosaur ever named from Brazil's Bauru Group, a Late Cretaceous azhdarchid. It joins the book as a full page with original art. Closes Monday. fossi.ls/ks
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#Pterosaurs #Paleontology
$48,000 unlocked: Infernodrakon, a newly named azhdarchid from the Hell Creek of Montana with an estimated 10-to-13-foot wingspan. Joins the book as a full page with original art. Four days left. fossi.ls/ks
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August 27, 2026 at 4:39 PM
$48,000 unlocked: Infernodrakon, a newly named azhdarchid from the Hell Creek of Montana with an estimated 10-to-13-foot wingspan. Joins the book as a full page with original art. Four days left. fossi.ls/ks
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$46,000 unlocked: a soft-touch matte cover on every printed copy of the book, hardcover and softcover. Next at $48,000: Infernodrakon, a new azhdarchid from the Hell Creek of Montana. Five days left. fossi.ls/ks
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August 26, 2026 at 4:32 AM
$46,000 unlocked: a soft-touch matte cover on every printed copy of the book, hardcover and softcover. Next at $48,000: Infernodrakon, a new azhdarchid from the Hell Creek of Montana. Five days left. fossi.ls/ks
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That's a wrap on the signed edition. All 150 numbered, hand-signed copies of Pterosaurs: The Field Guide are claimed. If you still want your book signed by Pete, the new Signed Edition has you covered. fossi.ls/ks
August 24, 2026 at 8:19 PM
That's a wrap on the signed edition. All 150 numbered, hand-signed copies of Pterosaurs: The Field Guide are claimed. If you still want your book signed by Pete, the new Signed Edition has you covered. fossi.ls/ks
$44,000. Nipponopterus is unlocked, Japan's first named pterosaur, and it joins the book as a new full page with original art. Every $2,000 adds another newly described species. fossi.ls/ks
August 24, 2026 at 3:31 PM
$44,000. Nipponopterus is unlocked, Japan's first named pterosaur, and it joins the book as a new full page with original art. Every $2,000 adds another newly described species. fossi.ls/ks
More than 250 pterosaurs. Nearly 400 full color pages. Original paleoart for every single one. Pterosaurs: The Field Guide is the first complete guide to every known pterosaur, and it's on Kickstarter now. Closes August 31. fossi.ls/ks
August 24, 2026 at 2:14 PM
More than 250 pterosaurs. Nearly 400 full color pages. Original paleoart for every single one. Pterosaurs: The Field Guide is the first complete guide to every known pterosaur, and it's on Kickstarter now. Closes August 31. fossi.ls/ks
$42,000. Every copy of the book now gets a ribbon marker bound in. Next up at $44,000 is Nipponopterus, Japan's first named pterosaur. fossi.ls/ks
August 23, 2026 at 2:12 PM
$42,000. Every copy of the book now gets a ribbon marker bound in. Next up at $44,000 is Nipponopterus, Japan's first named pterosaur. fossi.ls/ks
The finished Inabtanin alarabia, by Nathan E. Rogers. Named in 2024 from Jordan, a 17 foot wingspan. CT scans of its arm bone show the crisscrossed struts of a flapping flier, not a soarer like its giant neighbor Arambourgiania. fossi.ls/ks
Art by @nathanerogers.bsky.social
Art by @nathanerogers.bsky.social
August 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The finished Inabtanin alarabia, by Nathan E. Rogers. Named in 2024 from Jordan, a 17 foot wingspan. CT scans of its arm bone show the crisscrossed struts of a flapping flier, not a soarer like its giant neighbor Arambourgiania. fossi.ls/ks
Art by @nathanerogers.bsky.social
Art by @nathanerogers.bsky.social
Only 13 of the deluxe signed hardcovers are left. It is the only signed tier, capped at 150, and once they are gone that is it. fossi.ls/ks
August 22, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Only 13 of the deluxe signed hardcovers are left. It is the only signed tier, capped at 150, and once they are gone that is it. fossi.ls/ks
$40,000. Saratovia glickmani is going into the book, one of the last toothed pterosaurs. Next up at $42,000, a ribbon marker in every copy. fossi.ls/ks
August 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
$40,000. Saratovia glickmani is going into the book, one of the last toothed pterosaurs. Next up at $42,000, a ribbon marker in every copy. fossi.ls/ks
The finished Makrodactylus oligodontus, by Joschua Knüppe. From the Mörnsheim limestone of Bavaria, the smallest adult non-pterodactyloid monofenestratan known at a 2 foot wingspan. Its name means few-toothed, seven upper and six lower teeth per side. fossi.ls/ks
Art by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social
Art by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social
August 21, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The finished Makrodactylus oligodontus, by Joschua Knüppe. From the Mörnsheim limestone of Bavaria, the smallest adult non-pterodactyloid monofenestratan known at a 2 foot wingspan. Its name means few-toothed, seven upper and six lower teeth per side. fossi.ls/ks
Art by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social
Art by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social
The finished Laueropterus vitriolus, by Joschua Knüppe. Named this year from the Mörnsheim limestone of Germany, about 3 feet across, one of the larger early monofenestratans. Its name means sulfuric acid, for the etched-looking bone pitting. fossi.ls/ks
Art by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social
Art by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social
August 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The finished Laueropterus vitriolus, by Joschua Knüppe. Named this year from the Mörnsheim limestone of Germany, about 3 feet across, one of the larger early monofenestratans. Its name means sulfuric acid, for the etched-looking bone pitting. fossi.ls/ks
Art by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social
Art by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social
The finished Torukjara bandeirae, by Vitor Silva. Named in 2024 from a Brazilian bonebed where tapejarids died by the hundreds. Its bones sat under another species until Kamila Bandeira spotted two were mixed. She was right, and it is named for her. fossi.ls/ks
August 19, 2026 at 5:08 PM
The finished Torukjara bandeirae, by Vitor Silva. Named in 2024 from a Brazilian bonebed where tapejarids died by the hundreds. Its bones sat under another species until Kamila Bandeira spotted two were mixed. She was right, and it is named for her. fossi.ls/ks
The AMA is live! Pete Buchholz, the author of Pterosaurs: The Field Guide, is answering your pterosaur questions right now. Ask him anything, the science, the art and really, anything else. Comment on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, or our Kickstarter page. fossi.ls/ks
August 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The AMA is live! Pete Buchholz, the author of Pterosaurs: The Field Guide, is answering your pterosaur questions right now. Ask him anything, the science, the art and really, anything else. Comment on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, or our Kickstarter page. fossi.ls/ks