pterosaur
noun
ptero·saur
ˈter-ə-ˌsȯr 
: any of an order (Pterosauria) of extinct flying reptiles existing from the Late Triassic throughout the Jurassic and most of the Cretaceous and having a featherless wing membrane extending from the side of the body along the arm to the end of the greatly elongated fourth digit
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Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies.
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Elizabeth Landau, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
At least, that’s what one pterosaur may have found out.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
In the study, the team took micro-CT scans of the fossil and compared it with other pterosaur specimens.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Tens of millions of years after a young pterosaur took its last breath in present-day Canada, paleontologists are investigating its death.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Landau, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
At least, that’s what one pterosaur may have found out.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
In the study, the team took micro-CT scans of the fossil and compared it with other pterosaur specimens.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Tens of millions of years after a young pterosaur took its last breath in present-day Canada, paleontologists are investigating its death.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
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pterosaur
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ptero·saur
ˈter-ə-ˌsȯ(ə)r
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