alexanderhay, 4 months ago to random It's #PterosaurPtuesday, and guess what? We've got #Scottish #Pterosaurs! "A unique species of flying reptile, or pterosaur, that lived 168-166 million years ago has been discovered on the #IsleOfSkye. Its wings, shoulders, legs and backbone were found in a rock on a beach, but the fossil's skull was missing... ...The creature - called #Ceoptera - is the second pterosaur found on #Skye..." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68207021 #News #UK #Scotland #Paleontology #Fossils #Science
It's #PterosaurPtuesday, and guess what? We've got #Scottish #Pterosaurs!
"A unique species of flying reptile, or pterosaur, that lived 168-166 million years ago has been discovered on the #IsleOfSkye.
Its wings, shoulders, legs and backbone were found in a rock on a beach, but the fossil's skull was missing...
...The creature - called #Ceoptera - is the second pterosaur found on #Skye..."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68207021
#News #UK #Scotland #Paleontology #Fossils #Science