The discovery of a new species of pterosaurs, the airborne cousins of dinosaurs, is shedding fresh light on these ancient flying creatures. The finding is the result of the successful two-decade collaboration between Chinese and Brazilian scientists. Lucrecia Franco, in Rio de Janeiro, has the story.
13 Comments
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 2y
Sometimes I forget that we’re living in a very boring time. Imagine having shit like this in the skies, and worse on land. My biggest worry is my mortgage, not being picked off by murder pigeons as I try foraging for food. We live in luxury, compared to much of the fossil record.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 8 pts · 2y
Wish it was an article. I’m not watching a video about it.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Here's an article. And it's from the Cretaceous, not the Jurassic. I get that the headline is fun and all, but for fuck's sake...
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/meilifeilong-youhao-12561.html
Also, the paper was published on December 21st, so this is kind of old news.
bronzle@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y
Well it’s about dinosaurs, of course it’s old news.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 2y
Thank you!
OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
Especially not one you can hardly hear because of the obnoxious sound effects of screeches and insect noises.
jwt@programming.dev · 7 pts · 2y
The Godfather Part II ! Oh that's a nice report.
orangeNgreen@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo! Solid comment.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol. Four comment levels in, Citizens of Lemmy made a spicy comment thread.
thefartographer@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
When Harry met Sally! Pterodactyl means "wing fingers"
observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y
Cretaceous park
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
werefreeatlast@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
We found a coxis bone, but here's a hyper realistic image of how this new dinosaur beak looked like on a Wednesday afternoon.