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The Triassic is one of the most important periods in the evolution of life on Earth. After one of the greatest mass ...
Buried for 209 million years, a tiny flying reptile and its ancient neighbors just emerged from Arizona’s Triassic past.
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Ash-Winged Dawn: Oldest North American Pterosaur Emerges from Triassic BonebedA gull-sized flying reptile has emerged from fossil-rich layers of Arizona’s Petrified Forest, revealing the earliest known ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNA Bone Bed From the Dawn of the Dinosaurs Has Revealed the Oldest Known Pterosaur Found in North AmericaPaleontologists know the bone bed as PFV 393. The late fossil preparator Bill Amaral found the site in 2011 on a field trip ...
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Fossils of the pterosaur were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park. The fossils date back 209 million years.
Eotephradactylus mcintireae’ is the oldest-known flying reptile from the continent and roamed the skies 209 million years ago ...
From what the researchers were able to gather, the new species of pterosaur—dubbed Eotephradactylus mcintireae after Suzanne ...
Paleontologists have uncovered in Arizona a Triassic treasure trove of fossils dating back 209 million years ago.
Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America's oldest-known flying reptile, that reveal a time of transition when venerable lineages that were ...
Triassic reptiles took 10,000 mile trips through 'hellish' conditions, study suggests. The forerunners of dinosaurs and crocodiles in the Triassic period were able to migrate across areas of the ...
The end-Triassic extinction, which happened 201 million years ago, was Earth’s third most severe extinction event since the dawn of animal life. Like today, CO 2 rise and global warming were ...
New Triassic fossil features sharp claws and a nasty beak A non-flying precursor to pterosaurs shared the Earth with the first dinosaurs. Jeanne Timmons – Aug 16, 2023 11:08 am ...
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