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Filter-Feeding Pterosaur Becomes The First Extinct Species Discovered In Fossil VomitArtistic reconstruction of the filter-feeding pterosaur Barikibu waridza in the Early Cretaceous Romualdo Formation environment. The spinosaurid in the background represents the putative predator that produced the regurgitalite described.

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Filter-Feeding Pterosaur Becomes The First Extinct Species Discovered In Fossil VomitArtistic reconstruction of the filter-feeding pterosaur Barikibu waridza in the Early Cretaceous Romualdo Formation environment. The spinosaurid in the background represents the putative predator that produced the regurgitalite described.
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Filter-Feeding Pterosaur Becomes The First Extinct Species Discovered In Fossil Vomit

clock-iconNovember 14, 2025
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“It Literally Leapt Out Of The Rock At Us”: How Violent Storms Led To The Extraordinary Preservation Of Baby Pterosaurspterosaur hatchling perishing in a storm

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“It Literally Leapt Out Of The Rock At Us”: How Violent Storms Led To The Extraordinary Preservation Of Baby Pterosaurspterosaur hatchling perishing in a storm
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“It Literally Leapt Out Of The Rock At Us”: How Violent Storms Led To The Extraordinary Preservation Of Baby Pterosaurs

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North America’s Oldest Pterosaur And Turtle Fossils Found In Arizona’s Petrified ForestArtist's reconstruction of Eotephradactylus mcintireae, North America's oldest known pterosaur, with the continent's first turtle in the background.

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North America’s Oldest Pterosaur And Turtle Fossils Found In Arizona’s Petrified ForestArtist's reconstruction of Eotephradactylus mcintireae, North America's oldest known pterosaur, with the continent's first turtle in the background.
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North America’s Oldest Pterosaur And Turtle Fossils Found In Arizona’s Petrified Forest

clock-iconJuly 7, 2025
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5 "Dinosaurs" That Weren't Dinosaurs At AllElasmosaurus tries to capture one of the Dolichorhynchps reptiles as Quetzalcoatlus birds look for fish.

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5 "Dinosaurs" That Weren't Dinosaurs At AllElasmosaurus tries to capture one of the Dolichorhynchps reptiles as Quetzalcoatlus birds look for fish.
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5 "Dinosaurs" That Weren't Dinosaurs At All

clock-iconFebruary 11, 2025
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One Of The Largest Pterosaur Fossils Ever Found Is Rewriting Their Evolutionary HistoryDearc sgiathanach flying in the sky surrounded by pterosaurs

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One Of The Largest Pterosaur Fossils Ever Found Is Rewriting Their Evolutionary HistoryDearc sgiathanach flying in the sky surrounded by pterosaurs
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One Of The Largest Pterosaur Fossils Ever Found Is Rewriting Their Evolutionary History

clock-iconJanuary 24, 2025
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Meet The Anurognathidae: Tiny Bat-Like Ptersosaurs With Huge Eyestwo small flying creatures one on the ground and one flying. They look similar to bats but have more rounded faces and grey fur.

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Meet The Anurognathidae: Tiny Bat-Like Ptersosaurs With Huge Eyestwo small flying creatures one on the ground and one flying. They look similar to bats but have more rounded faces and grey fur.
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Meet The Anurognathidae: Tiny Bat-Like Ptersosaurs With Huge Eyes

clock-iconNovember 18, 2024
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"Dracula" May Have Been The Largest Flying Creature The World Has Ever Seenpterosaur skull

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"Dracula" May Have Been The Largest Flying Creature The World Has Ever Seenpterosaur skull
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"Dracula" May Have Been The Largest Flying Creature The World Has Ever Seen

clock-iconOctober 4, 2024
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69-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Is One Of The Most Complete Ever Found In Afro-Arabiaa recreation of a pterosaur head

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69-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Is One Of The Most Complete Ever Found In Afro-Arabiaa recreation of a pterosaur head
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69-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Is One Of The Most Complete Ever Found In Afro-Arabia

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"Dragon Of Death" With 9-Meter Wingspan Was One Of Earth's Largest Flying Predatorsarticle image

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"Dragon Of Death" With 9-Meter Wingspan Was One Of Earth's Largest Flying Predatorsarticle image
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"Dragon Of Death" With 9-Meter Wingspan Was One Of Earth's Largest Flying Predators

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Pterosaur Bone With Crocodile Toothmarks Reveals Flying Reptiles Weren't Safe From Aquatic Attackarticle image

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Pterosaur Bone With Crocodile Toothmarks Reveals Flying Reptiles Weren't Safe From Aquatic Attackarticle image
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Pterosaur Bone With Crocodile Toothmarks Reveals Flying Reptiles Weren't Safe From Aquatic Attack

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Fanged Jaws Of Largest Ever Jurassic Pterosaur Discovered In Scotlandarticle image

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Fanged Jaws Of Largest Ever Jurassic Pterosaur Discovered In Scotlandarticle image
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Fanged Jaws Of Largest Ever Jurassic Pterosaur Discovered In Scotland

clock-iconFebruary 23, 2022
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Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs May Have Evolved From Tiny Ancestors, New Fossil Relative Suggestsarticle image

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Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs May Have Evolved From Tiny Ancestors, New Fossil Relative Suggestsarticle image
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Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs May Have Evolved From Tiny Ancestors, New Fossil Relative Suggests

clock-iconJuly 7, 2020

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New Species Of Pterosaur Is A Near-Perfect Intermediate Form Between First And Final Speciesarticle image

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New Species Of Pterosaur Is A Near-Perfect Intermediate Form Between First And Final Speciesarticle image
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New Species Of Pterosaur Is A Near-Perfect Intermediate Form Between First And Final Species

clock-iconAugust 31, 2016

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Researchers Discover Strange New "Butterfly-Headed" Pterosaur Speciesarticle image

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Researchers Discover Strange New "Butterfly-Headed" Pterosaur Speciesarticle image
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Researchers Discover Strange New "Butterfly-Headed" Pterosaur Species

clock-iconAugust 14, 2014

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Earliest Known Pterodactyloid Discovered in Chinaarticle image

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Earliest Known Pterodactyloid Discovered in Chinaarticle image
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Earliest Known Pterodactyloid Discovered in China

clock-iconApril 25, 2014