Ancient cemetery of flying reptiles unearthed in Chile ’s Atacama desert

Scientists say remains belong to pterosaurs, who lived alongside dinosaurs more than 100m years agoScientists inChile have unearthed a rare cemetery with well-preserved bones of ancient flying reptiles that roamed theAtacama desert more than 100m years ago.The remains belong to pterosaurs, scientists determined, flying creatures that lived alongside dinosaurs and had a long wingspan and fed by filtering water through long, thin teeth, similar to flamingos.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 6, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Reuters in Santiago Tags: Chile World news Americas Dinosaurs Fossils Evolution Science Palaeontology Source Type: news