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Scientists have discovered a new unique species of pterodactyl in Australia – UNIAN
They most likely ate insects.
Scientists recently discovered a 178-million-year-old pterosaur fossil in the Chubut province of Australia that belongs to a unique new species. As InterestingEngineering writes with reference to a study in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
The evolution of pterodactyls occurred during the Jurassic period, and the earliest known fossils are from the Late Jurassic period (about 160 million years ago). However, researchers say this new species, called Melkamter pateko, lived at the end of the Early Jurassic period. This suggests that pterodactyloids arose much earlier than previously thought.
One of the features of this find is the location of the fossil. Fossilized remains were found deep in…
