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100-million-year-old Pterosaur Fossil Discovered

Posted by timothy on from the big-weird-head dept.

choka writes: "According to Wired news, A 100-million-year-old skull of one of the weirdest creature has been discovered in Brazil. The fossilised pterosaur skull belongs to one of the world's first flying vertebrates and its head measures 4.5 feet long due to the size of its GIANT crest. The story is here. New Scientist has pictures."

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  1. 100-million-year-old Pterosaur Fossil Discovered by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Posted by timothy on Friday July 19, @12:20AM
    from the big-weird-head dept.
    choka writes: "According to Wired news, A 100-million-year-old skull of one of the weirdest creature has been discovered in Brazil. The
    fossilised pterosaur skull belongs to one of the world's first flying vertebrates and its head measures 4.5 feet long due to the size of its GIANT
    crest. The story is here. New Scientist has pictures."