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A fossil from a seagull-sized winged reptile that lived millions of years ago was found in Arizona, and the creature has now ...
Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur – a flying reptile that soared above the dinosaurs more than 200 ...
Scientists have identified a new species of pterosaur from a fossilised jawbone discovered deep in the Arizona desert. The ...
Eotephradactylus mcintireae’ is the oldest-known flying reptile from the continent and roamed the skies 209 million years ago ...
The team named the new pterosaur species Eotephradactylus mcintireae. The generic name means ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ and references the site’s volcanic ash and the animals’ position near the base of ...
The newly-found fossils are 209 million years old and include pterosaurs, primitive frogs and lizard-like reptiles ...
Paleontologists have uncovered in Arizona a Triassic treasure trove of fossils dating back 209 million years ago.
Smithsonian scientists have uncovered North America’s oldest known pterosaur from a 209-million-year-old bonebed in Arizona’s ...
Paleontologists know the bone bed as PFV 393. The late fossil preparator Bill Amaral found the site in 2011 on a field trip ...
The new pterosaur has been named Eotephradactylus mcintireae, meaning 'ash-winged dawn goddess' Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur – a flying reptile that soared above the ...