Mystery fossils clarify pterosaur origins.

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  • Author(s): GRAMLING, CAROLYN (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Science News. 11/5/2022, Vol. 202 Issue 8, p15-15. 2/3p. 1 Color Photograph.
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    • Subject Terms:
      FOSSILS; SCIENCE museums; PTEROSAURIA; MANDIBLE; HINDLIMB
    • Abstract:
      PHOTO (COLOR): A small ground-dwelling reptile named Scleromochlus taylori (illustrated) was a close relative of pterosaurs, a new study suggests. Tiny Scleromochlus taylori was a close relative of pterosaurs, the winged reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs, researchers report in the Oct. 13 Nature. [Extracted from the article]
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