Paleontologists found a fossilized pterosaura flying reptile that lived alongside the dinosaursfittingly on Scotlands Isle of Skye.
The teams research describing the fossil waspublishedthis week in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
C. evansae is just the latest pterosaur found on Skye.
A paleoart illustration of C. evansae flying through Jurassic Scotland.Illustration:© NHM & Witton 2021
In February 2022, paleontologists announcedthe discovery of Dearc sgiathanach, a winged reptile from the Middle Jurassic.
Thats not to say it was the largest pterosaur, though.
Researchers can then create 3D maps of the fossil in-situ, and even digitally reconstruct the ancient animals.
The fossil C. evansae.Photo:© The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London.
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