New species of flying cousins of dinosaurs have been discovered. This flying pterosaur bird was found 147 million years ago in an area called Bavaria. When it spread its wings, its length became 7 feet. It had a special structure of bones from the beak to the nostrils. While a series of sharp teeth inside the mouth.
This creature’s favorite prey was lizards or small rat-like creatures. Scientists have discovered a new species of flying dinosaurs in Germany. Its fossil has been discovered. This fossil is completely safe. Because of this, more and more information is being received about pterosaur dinosaurs.
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These birds were there at the end of the Jurassic period.
This species has been named Skiphosoura bavarica. Dinosaur birds of this species existed at the end of the Jurassic period. It was a kind of physical modification of small pterosaur dinosaurs with long tails. During the Cretaceous period, 80 million years ago, it became the ancestor of the creature called Quetzalcoatlus. Its wings were as long as those of today’s F-16 fighter jet.
More information about pterosaur birds
Archaeologist David Hone of Queen Mary University of London said it was a very important discovery. Whose study report recently current biology It has been published in the magazine. Scyphosura bavarica provides us with more information about pterosaur birds.
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After the discovery, hard work was done to identify the species.
This bird has also been called the Bavarian Swordtail. Its tail was short and pointed. Its fossil was discovered in 2015 but since then its study has been continuous. Due to its strange structure, scientists had to work hard. So that you can know what species of dinosaur it is.
