Interestingly, this new discovery has pushed back the timeline of pterosaur evolution by millions of years.
Some 80 million years before birds took flight, another group of creatures dominated the skies — the pterosaurs. Recently, a new species, named This newly identified species lived around 178 million years ago, making it 15 million years older.
Their ability to fly enabled them to dominate the skies and flourish for millions of years. They lived alongside some giant dinosaurs and were abundant during the LateThis remarkable find reveals that the pterodactyloid—a highly advanced group of pterosaurs—emerged much earlier than previously thought.
The evolution to pterodactyloids occurred during the Jurassic period, with the earliest known fossils dating back to the Late Jurassic . Another peculiar aspect of this find is the fossil’s location. The fossilized remains were unearthed from the Cañadón Asfalto Formation in Toarcian of Chubut Province, Patagonia. are found in marine environments and are thought to have primarily fed on marine life.likely fed on insects. This suggests that pterodactyloids may have originated in inland environments and not necessarily near the coast.
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