New species of 100-million-year-old flying reptile pterosaur discovered near Richmond in western Queensland
The skeleton of a fearsome predator dubbed a “demonic pelican” has been unearthed, 100m years after soaring over inland Australia.
The area where the fossilised remains were found was once covered by an inland sea, which Pentland said would have been the pterosaur’s food source.“We find bones of plesiosaurs – marine reptiles – and there are certainly many fish fossils found out this way too.” “I’m thrilled that my discovery is a new species, as my passion lies in helping shape our modern knowledge of prehistoric species,” Petersen said.
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