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'Ash-winged dawn goddess' is oldest pterosaur ever discovered in North America — and it was small enough to sit 'on your shoulder'
A cache of Triassic fossils in Arizona has revealed Eotephradactylus mcintireae, or "ash-winged dawn goddess," the oldest pterosaur ever discovered in North America.
Paleontologists Discover One of North America's Earliest Flying Reptiles
From what the researchers were able to gather, the new species of pterosaur—dubbed Eotephradactylus mcintireae after Suzanne McIntire, the FossiLab volunteer who discovered it—was small enough to comfortably perch on a person's shoulder. It likely fed on the site's fish.
Paleontologists have uncovered in Arizona a Triassic treasure trove of fossils dating back 209 million years ago.
Eotephradactylus mcintireae’ is the oldest-known flying reptile from the continent and roamed the skies 209 million years ago ...
A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America's oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived ...
The newly-found fossils are 209 million years old and include pterosaurs, primitive frogs and lizard-like reptiles ...
Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur – a flying reptile that soared above the dinosaurs more than 200 ...
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US team discovers winged reptile that took powered flight with early dinosaursSmithsonian scientists have uncovered North America’s oldest known pterosaur from a 209-million-year-old bonebed in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park.
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New findings may have solved the debate around why scientists have never found the missing link between dinosaurs and ...
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