questionmark Posted September 4, 2012 #1 Share Posted September 4, 2012 A new species of pterosaur, the flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs, has been discovered in Germany. It dates from the late Jurassic period, around 155 million years ago, making it one of the oldest pterosaurs known. Read more 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted September 4, 2012 #2 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Interesting find, I think there is so much we don't know as of yet about dinosaurs and other extinct animals. One day they will be digging up our bones and saying we have found some of our ancient relatives we evolved from that lived before the great war that took out most of civilization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted September 5, 2012 #3 Share Posted September 5, 2012 My favourite dinosaur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artaxerxes Posted September 6, 2012 #4 Share Posted September 6, 2012 (edited) Can you imagine how beautiful they must have been while flying? Seeing them gliding over the water and flying around cliffs? They must have been a sight to behold. Pterosaurs were members of the Archosaur family, but more closely related to crocodiles and alligators than to dinosaurs or birds. http://eonsepochsetc.com/Mesozoic/Triassic/Tri_Animals/Dinosaurs/archosaurs.html Edited September 6, 2012 by Artaxerxes 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galilei Posted September 6, 2012 #5 Share Posted September 6, 2012 (edited) Wow, what an interesting and beautiful find! If my eyes aren't mistaking me, I believe I can see the pteroid, a bone unique to pterosaurs. There has been debate among scientists relating to this bone and its articulation. Edit: Sorry, minor spelling error! Edited September 6, 2012 by Galilei 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csspwns Posted September 6, 2012 #6 Share Posted September 6, 2012 wow nice find...now i need to find a computer with waaaay less lag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbitran Posted September 6, 2012 #7 Share Posted September 6, 2012 An excellent specimen. One of the best I've seen. And the wading aspect is certainly fascinating. I've always thought that a lot of coastal pterosaur species would likely have been waders before the divergence of open-sea fishers. This seems to support my hypothesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted September 6, 2012 #8 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Can you imagine how beautiful they must have been while flying? Seeing them gliding over the water and flying around cliffs? They must have been a sight to behold. Pterosaurs were members of the Archosaur family, but more closely related to crocodiles and alligators than to dinosaurs or birds. http://eonsepochsetc...archosaurs.html And how scary when some of them landed near you, lol: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlequin Dreamer Posted September 7, 2012 #9 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Don't you just love this when they discover a new species cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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