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2 ASU scientists helped discover a new sea turtle species that lived with the dinosaurs
Two ASU paleontologists have discovered a new prehistoric sea turtle. The nearly 4-feet-long fossilized shell was unearthed ...
North America's oldest known pterosaur unearthed in Petrified Forest National Park
A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America's oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived ...
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Arizona Bonebed Yields North America’s Oldest Pterosaur
A Smithsonian-led research team has discovered the oldest known pterosaur in North America, a sea gull-sized winged reptile ...
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‘Not thinking outside’ the box turtle
The most recently designated state symbol is Pennsylvania’s Official state amphibian. No, it’s not a frog or toad, it’s a ...
New species of flying reptile that lived among dinosaurs 200 million years ago discovered
Researchers have discovered a new species of pterosaur - a winged reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs 200 million years ...
Tiny Flying Reptile Found in Arizona Fills 200-Million-Year Evolutionary Gap
From what the researchers were able to gather, the new species of pterosaur—dubbed Eotephradactylus mcintireae after Suzanne ...
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North America’s Oldest Pterosaur And Turtle Fossils Found In Arizona’s Petrified Forest
A single deposit has produced a wealth of fossils revealing the late Triassic ecosystem, where giant amphibians cohabited ...
Tatum: (Not thinking outside) the box turtle
The most recently designated state symbol is Pennsylvania’s Official state amphibian. No, it’s not a frog or toad, it’s a ...
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A Bone Bed From the Dawn of the Dinosaurs Has Revealed the Oldest Known Pterosaur Found in North America
Paleontologists know the bone bed as PFV 393. The late fossil preparator Bill Amaral found the site in 2011 on a field trip ...