Tiny pterosaur fossil found | Science | The Guardian
Scientists in north-east China have discovered a flying reptile with a wingspan of just 25 cm (10in). It is one of the smallest pterosaurs ever found and probably lived in the forest canopy in the early Cretaceous period 120m years ago. The team, led by Prof Xiaolin Wang at the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology in Beijing, discovered the nearly complete fossilised skeleton near Jianchang in Liaoning province. They have christened the new species Nemicolopterus crypticus, meaning "hidden flying forest dweller".
Posted by Jvstin at February 12, 2008 4:41 PM