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Post by HRH Queen Talira on Sept 11, 2019 7:01:47 GMT
Palaeontologists in Alberta, Canada, have just announced the discovery of a new species of Pterosaur, which they've named Cryodrakon, meaning "Frozen dragon". It lived around 76 million years ago during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now western Canada.
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Post by Kyng on Sept 20, 2019 0:12:33 GMT
Nice discovery: I rather like that name !
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Post by HRH Queen Talira on Sept 21, 2019 0:31:10 GMT
The fossils were actually found 30 years ago, but were thought to belong to Quetzalcoatlus. It's only now that palaeontologists have realised they belong to a new species.
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Post by HRH Queen Talira on Oct 4, 2019 9:57:16 GMT
Another new Pterosaur has been discovered, this time in Queensland, Australia. It's been named Ferrodraco, meaning "Iron dragon." Palaeontologists only have one partial skeleton, but they've estimated its wingspan at around four metres. It lived around 96 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous.
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Post by Kyng on Oct 14, 2019 23:43:58 GMT
"Ferrodraco"... I love that name!
The find itself is quite interesting too. Given how vast Australia is, I wonder whether there are any more lying around there?
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Post by HRH Queen Talira on Oct 15, 2019 9:18:57 GMT
Pterosaur fossils are actually quite rare in Australia, we only have 3 species: Ferrodraco, Mythunga and Aussiedraco.
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Post by Kyng on Oct 22, 2019 0:01:10 GMT
That surprises me... I would have thought they'd be either very common, or completely absent! I certainly wouldn't have expected there to be just a few.
Do we know why they're so rare there?
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