Outback fossil find confirms giant 'demonic pelicans' filled Australia's skies 100 million years ago
www.abc.net.au
Fossilised remains thought to be 100 million years old have been identified as a new species of pterosaur, a powerful flying predator with a wingspan of up to 12 metres.
  • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Soaring above the dinosaurs, flying reptiles described as “demonic pelicans” once navigated their way above a vast inland sea

    Looks like someone has never seen a pelican. They’re still demonic.

    • Mothra@mander.xyzOPMEnglish
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      5 months ago

      True. Especially when they perch on a street light and poop on your car’s windshield right below.

  • Zachariah@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago
    • In short: A new species of pterosaur — a flying reptile that existed in the age of dinosaurs — has been discovered.
    • The study was based on fossils found in outback western Queensland.
    • What’s next? The discovery adds to our understanding of the winged creatures and the limited fossil record of them in Australia.