Pterosaurs took flight millions of years before birds, according to new discovery
Long before birds fluttered their wings and took their maiden flight, it was pterosaurs - the distant cousins of birds - that ruled the sky.
Flying Reptile Fossil Discovery Challenges Pterosaur History
The discovery pushes back the evolution of advanced pterosaurs and also supports a surprising new setting for their evolution.
178-million-year-old pterosaur fossil reveals new species of flying reptile
Recently, a new species, named Melkamter pateko, has been unearthed in the Chubut province of Argentina. Interestingly, this new discovery has pushed back the timeline of pterosaur evolution by millions of years.
New Species of Flying Reptile Reshuffles Pterosaur Evolution
About 230 million years ago, almost 80 million years before the first bird appeared, their distantly related cousins, the pterosaurs took to the sky, as the first group of active fliers among the vert
69 Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Discovery in Afro-Arabia Redefines Flight Evolution
Paleontologists have uncovered two 69 million-year-old pterosaur fossils and it is revolutionizing our understanding of these incredible flying reptiles. Not only are these fossil
A new species of flying reptile reshuffles the timeline of pterosaur evolution
About 230 million years ago, almost 80 million years before the first bird appeared, their distantly related cousins, the pterosaurs took to the sky, as the first group of active fliers among the vertebrates.
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Lesothosaurus Diagnosticus
Lesothosaurus diagnosticus was one of the most primitive and earliest ornithischians, or "bird-hipped" dinosaurs ... little resemblance to the gigantic, quadrupedal ornithischians that came ...
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Modelling take-off moment arms in an ornithocheiraean pterosaur
Take-off is a vital part of powered flight which likely constrains the size of birds, yet extinct pterosaurs are known to ...