Palaeontology
Pterosaur fossil found with preserved egg
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T.K. RandallJanuary 21, 2011 ·
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An ancient female pterosaur fossil has been found in China alongside one of its own eggs.
The discovery of the egg indicated that the pterosaur was female offering researchers a rare opportunity to easily determine the gender of the find. At 160 million years old the fossil egg was seemingly well developed indicating that the pterosaur must have been very close to laying it at the time of death.
For fossil hunters, it represents one of those breakthrough moments. A pterosaur has been found in China beautifully preserved with an egg. The egg indicates this ancient flying reptile was a female, and that realisation has allowed researchers to sex these creatures for the first time.
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BBC News |
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