Life reconstruction of Meilifeilong youhao. (Photo: China News Service/Sun Zifa)
The new pterosaur species lived in China during the Early Cretaceous epoch, between 125 and 113 million years ago.
Fossil specimen of Meilifeilong youhao. (Photo: China News Service/Sun Zifa)
Fossil specimen of Meilifeilong youhao. (Photo: China News Service/Sun Zifa)
Chinese scientists have uncovered the fascinating evolutionary history of pterosaurs, the first flying vertebrates. Through their study, the researchers have revealed that pterosaurs experienced a flourishing period of 115 million years before entering a gradual 65-millio...
Chinese scientists have found a fossilized pterosaur with part of the hyoid - the arched bone that supports the tongue - intact, indicating the evolution and function of the creature's tongue. Scientists discovered the first basihyal, a part of the hyoid, in a pterosaur n...
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