Palaeontologists have shed new light on the evolutionary history of these prehistoric flying reptiles. At a time when dinosaurs of all shapes and size… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341900/terrestrial-relative-of-pterosaurs-discovered…
Tag: pterosaurs
Missing link in pterosaur origins discovered
An enigmatic group of Triassic reptiles might be a close relative of pterosaurs. Source: https://www.livescience.com/pterosaur-family-tree.html
Ancestor of pterosaurs might have been a tree-climbing reptile
The origin of pterosaurs has long been a mystery but recent discoveries show clear connections with a long-extinct group of reptiles Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2262116-ancestor-of-pterosaurs-might-have-been-a-tree-climbing-reptile/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Corgi-size pterosaurs walked in the rain 145 million years ago
Researchers in Wyoming have discovered a pterosaur trackway dating to 145 million years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/pterosaurs-walked-in-rain.html
Did this mass extinction event trigger dawn of the dinosaurs?
New research suggests that a series of huge volcanic eruptions, 233 million years ago, led to a mass extinction event that heralded the dawn of the dinosaurs. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/mass-extinction-event-trigger-dawn-of-dinosaurs…
‘Tiny bug slayer’ relative of dinosaurs and pterosaurs would have fit in the palm of your hand
This tiny pipsqueak may explain why dinosaurs and pterosaurs sported feathers. Source: https://www.livescience.com/dinosaur-pterosaur-reptile-relative.html
International team discovers 3 new species of flying reptiles
The new fossil discoveries provide clues about flying, spike-toothed reptiles that lived in the Sahara 100 million years ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/new-species-flying-reptiles-pterosaurs-sahara…
Three new pterosaurs discovered in the Sahara
Scientists have unearthed the fossil remains of three new species of prehistoric winged reptile in Morocco. Discovered by palaeontologist Prof David M… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/335790/three-new-pterosaurs-discovered-in-the-sahara…
Fossil reveals how feathered dinosaurs differed from birds
The fossil of this new-to-science dinosaur offers a view into dinosaur-bird evolution. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/fossil-feathered-dinosaurs-differed-from-birds…
Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth
A new study suggests the prehistoric reptiles could fly right after hatching. It’s an ability no other flying animal living today, or in the history of life as we know it, has been able to replicate. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/baby-pterodactyls-could-fly-from-birth…