The winged reptiles that once roamed the skies over North America 209 million years ago could have easily made it to Europe–and not because of their...
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The winged reptiles that once roamed the skies over North America 209 million years ago could have easily made it to Europe–and not because of their wings. All of Earth’s continents were still connected in the supercontinent Pangaea. Now, a team led by researchers and volunteers from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have uncovered the oldest known pterosaur in North America. The new sea-gull size pterosaur Eotephradactylus mcintireae is detailed in a study published July 7 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and also includes one of the world’s oldest turtle fossils. “Our discoveries from this study show how paleontologists have only just...
The winged reptiles that once roamed the skies over North America 209 million years ago could have easily made it to Europe–and not because of their...
In a remote bonebed in Arizona, a Smithsonian team unearthed the oldest pterosaur on record and an entire ecosystem of fossils—over 200 million...
In a remote bonebed in Arizona, a Smithsonian team unearthed the oldest pterosaur on record and an entire ecosystem of fossils—over 200 million...
The 209-million-year-old fossil offers clues to the evolution of the reptiles, which have more than 150 named species including the well-known...
The 209-million-year-old fossil offers clues to the evolution of the reptiles, which have more than 150 named species including the well-known...
A single deposit has produced a wealth of fossils revealing the late Triassic ecosystem, where giant amphibians cohabited with newcomers, including...
A single deposit has produced a wealth of fossils revealing the late Triassic ecosystem, where giant amphibians cohabited with newcomers, including...
Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America’s oldest-known flying reptile, that reveal a...
Scientists have identified a new species of flying reptile in Arizona that lived more than 200 million years ago, making it the oldest known of its...
The newly discovered flying reptile is the oldest pterosaur in North America. ......