pterosaur

noun

ptero·saur ˈter-ə-ˌsȯr

: any of an order (Pterosauria) of extinct flying reptiles existing from the Late Triassic throughout the Jurassic and most of the Cretaceous and having a featherless wing membrane extending from the side of the body along the arm to the end of the greatly elongated fourth digit

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The remaining fossils were part of a pterosaur that is new to science called Inabtanin alarabia. —

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024 About 70 million years ago, several pterosaurs achieved the same feat, like those belonging to the genus Quetzalcoatlus. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 Paleontologists have long debated whether pterosaurs could fly. —

Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024 Some of the largest pterosaur species were giants that reached the size of small airplanes and stood to heights comparable to giraffes, causing researchers to question whether pterosaurs were even capable of flight. —

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