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Ancient reptile fossil was forged with paint, new study says

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While researcher Valentina Rossi was studying a fossil long believed to be a 280 million-year-old outline of a novel reptile species, she noticed something odd about the reptile’s skin — it was black paint. The fossil, which was found in 1931 in the Italian Alps, was believed to contain preserved soft tissues from the early … Read more

Discovery of Flying Reptile Suggests Jurassic Skies Were Busier Than We Thought

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Paleontologists found a fossilized pterosaur—a flying reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs—fittingly on Scotland’s Isle of Skye. Dubbed Ceoptera evansae, the 165-million-year-old pterosaur is the second one found in Scotland to date and it could clue researchers into how pterosaurs diversified. Alex Winter on Innovative Horror Movies Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to evolve powered … Read more