PRIANGANTIMURNEWS- Jawbone fossils peeking from a limestone beach on the Isle of Skye Scotland make para scientist find the skeleton pterosaurus which shows that reptile This extraordinary flight became massive tens of millions of years earlier than previously known.
As reported by priangantimurnews.com from Reuters, the researchers said on Tuesday pterosaurus This, named Dearc sgiathanach, lived about 170 million years ago during the Period Jurassicsoaring over lagoons in subtropical landscapes and catching fish and squid with crossed teeth perfect for snaring slippery prey.
Its scientific name, pronounced “jark ski-an-ach,” means “reptile winged “in Gaelic.
With a wingspan of about 8 feet (2.5 meters), Dearc is pterosaurus largest known in Jurassic and the largest flying creatures to have inhabited Earth up to that point. A number of pterosaurus during the subsequent Cretaceous Period reached a much larger dimension – as big as a fighter jet. But Dearc suggests that this increase had much earlier origins.
Forensic analysis of his bones showed that the individual Dearc it is not fully mature and can have a wingspan of 10 feet (3 meters) when mature.
Heavy Dearc very little maybe under 22 pounds (10 kg) thanks to its hollow bones, light weight and slim structure, said University of Edinburgh paleontology doctoral student Natalia Jagielska, lead author of the study published in the journal Current Biology.
It has an elongated skull and a long stiff tail. The arsenal of sharp teeth forms a cage when biting prey.
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