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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP06 Mar 2025 4:46 p.m. PST

… in Evolution of Pterosaurs


"Propterodacylus frankerlae lived during the Kimmeridgian age of the Late Jurassic epoch, around 150 million years ago.

The flying reptile had a moderately elongated skull around 9 cm (3.5 inches) in length and an estimated wingspan of about 55 cm (21.7 inches).


The species also had a very short tail and a small but functional fifth toe with two phalanges…"


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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP06 Mar 2025 10:09 p.m. PST

Giant 400-Million-Year-Old Scorpion May Be a Crustacean


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rvandusen Supporting Member of TMP13 Mar 2025 1:24 a.m. PST

Interesting discoveries. The dimensions of the flying reptile is an indication that many species were smaller than gulls or herons. Several were only around the size of a sparrow. This was especially true during the Jurassic. By the end of the Mesozoic giant arzachids had appeared that stood as tall as a giraffe and had a wing span rivaling a small plane.

rvandusen Supporting Member of TMP13 Mar 2025 1:26 a.m. PST

New York's State Fossil is the eurypterid "Sea Scorpion

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP13 Mar 2025 3:55 p.m. PST

Glad you enjoyed them…

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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP12 Apr 2025 10:46 p.m. PST

This poor ancient sea cow was first killed by a crocodile and then eaten by a shark some 20 million years ago

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