Pterosaur fossil. Fossilised phalanx bone from the wing of a pterosaur. Pterosaurs were flying reptiles that lived from the Late Triassic period to the end of the Cretaceous Period (around 220 to 65 million years ago). They had elongated jaws with teeth,a long tail and wings. This specimen was found in the Jura mountains,Switzerland,and dates from the Oxfordian stage (around 161-156 million years ago) of the Late Jurassic period | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Dumas, Patrick / Look At Sciences |
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