Pterosaur

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  Rare Pterosaur Neck Bone Discovery Shows Crocodilian Bite From 76 Million Years Ago

  A fossilised neck bone from a juvenile Cryodrakon boreas has been unearthed in Alberta, showing evidence of a crocodilian bite. The discovery highlights predator-prey dynamics from 76 million years ago, where ancient crocodilians preyed on or scavenged young pterosaurs. This specimen, identified through micro-CT scans, provides rare evidence of int...

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  Pterosaur Tails Combined Aerodynamic Precision and Display Adaptations, Reveal New Study

  Early pterosaurs featured long tails ending in leaf-shaped vanes, supported by a sophisticated tensioning system. This system, revealed through laser-stimulated fluorescence analysis of fossils, included criss-crossing fibres and tube-like structures that provided stiffness. These tails served a dual purpose: aiding flight by stabilising the vanes ...

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  Fossil Of Unique Flying Reptile From Middle Jurassic Period Discovered On Scottish Island

  This pterosaur, named Ceoptera, lived approximately 168-166 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic period.

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  New Dinosaur Species With 400 Tiny Teeth Found In Germany

  The teeth also have a hook at the end, which might have been used to catch tiny shrimp, which the creature fed on.

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  Fossils Of "Dragon Of Death" Unearthed In Argentina: Report

  A team of researchers in Argentina has found the fossilised remnants of the largest Pterosaur species ever found in South America, dubbed "Dragon of Death" by paleontologists.

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  'Flying Dragon' Dinosaur Roamed the Southern Skies Too, Scientists Say

  Scientists in Chile's Atacama Desert have unearthed the fossil remains of a so-called "flying dragon," a Jurassic-era dinosaur previously known only to the northern hemisphere.

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  Jurassic-Era 'Winged Lizard' Unearthed In Chile

  Chilean scientists have announced the discovery of the first-ever southern hemisphere remains of a type of Jurassic-era "winged lizard" known as a pterosaur.

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  "Frozen Dragon Of North Wind" Among Largest Flying Animals: Scientists

  A new species of Pterosaur, a flying reptile, has been identified in the vast, dry terrain of Canada's badlands. On Tuesday, it was anointed as "Cryodrakon boreas," Greek for "Frozen dragon of the north wind."

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  200 Million-Year-Old Pterosaur "Built For Flying"

  Scientists on Monday unveiled a previously unknown species of giant pterosaur, the first creatures with a backbone to fly under their own power.

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  How Some Animals Learned to Fly, And Why The Rest of Us Can't

  Consider the housefly, trying to land on your lunch, its wings beating so rapidly they make a buzzing sound. Compare that with the stately heron, arcing its wings as it lifts gracefully into the air and flaps slowly, silently away. Two completely different patterns of motion: It's amazing that both produce flight.

• Ancient Flying Reptile's Head Crest Looked Like a Yacht's Sail

  A flying reptile whose head was topped with a big bony crest shaped like the sail of a yacht swooped through the skies over Brazil roughly 90 million years ago.

• Dinosaur-Era Flying Reptiles Were Extremely Social

  The fossilised remains of Pterosaurs or flying reptiles - who were wiped out nearly 120 million years ago from earth - have provided a slice of prehistoric life - revealing that these dinosaur-era creatures were extremely social.

• Mysterious prehistoric reptiles fly into New York

  An international exhibition in New York explores the fascinating world of prehistoric flying reptiles, the pterosaurs who ruled the skies when dinosaurs ruled the earth millions of years ago.