"150-Million-Year-Old Fossil Fills Important Gap" Topic
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Tango01  | 06 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 | 06 Mar 2025 10:09 p.m. PST |
Giant 400-Million-Year-Old Scorpion May Be a Crustacean
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| rvandusen | 13 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 | 13 Mar 2025 1:26 a.m. PST |
New York's State Fossil is the eurypterid "Sea Scorpion |
| Tango01 | 13 Mar 2025 3:55 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed them… Armand |
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