Today we have the first of two guest posts that look at skeletal reconstructions from a more pterosaur-centric point of view.  I feel these posts (and there will be some more guest posts on other subjects in the not-too-distant-future) are really important.  First, it helps break the stranglehold that dinosaurs have had on the subject matter thus far on SD Blog.  And second it diversifies the voices heard on the issues that impact the science behind reconstructing extinct animals.  And finally, they mean I can get by while doing less work.

First up is a message from John Conway, pterosaur skeletal drawing-er extraordinaire (all images belong to John), who also contributes to Pterosaur.net: