[Rockhounds] Brazilian fossil seized in police raid reveals prehistoric flying reptile's secrets

Paul etchplain at att.net
Sat Aug 28 13:38:18 PDT 2021


Stunning fossil seized in police raid reveals prehistoric flying 
reptile's secrets
The nearly human-size pterosaur from Brazil had a gargantuan head crest and
was likely a better walker than a flyer. National Geographic, August 25, 
20121
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/stunning-fossil-seized-in-police-raid-reveals-prehistoric-flying-reptiles-secrets

PF prende 7 em operação contra contrabando de fósseis Foram apreendidos
cerca de 1.000 peças arqueológicas desde o início das investigações há 
um ano
Por Da Redação, Veja, 7 out 2013
https://veja.abril.com.br/brasil/pf-prende-7-em-operacao-contra-contrabando-de-fosseis

The paper is:

Beccari V, Pinheiro FL, Nunes I, Anelli LE, Mateus O, Costa FR (2021)
Osteology of an exceptionally well-preserved tapejarid skeleton from Brazil:
Revealing the anatomy of a curious pterodactyloid clade. PLoS ONE 16(8):
no. e0254789. 
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0254789

Yours,

Paul H.



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