Fossilized Bones Found in Australia Identified As New Species of Flying Dinosaur

[Michie]

An illustration of Haliskia petersoni, the ‘demonic pelican’ – credit Gabriel Ugueto, supplied

Fossilized bones found in Australia have been identified as a new species of flying dinosaur—a “fearsome” predator that lived around 100 million years ago and had a 15-foot wingspan.

The bones, unearthed in western Queensland by museum creator Kevin Petersen in 2021, have been found to belong to a newly identified species of pterosaur, dubbed Haliskia peterseni, or “Peterson’s phantom of the sea.”

A research team led by Ph.D. student Adele Pentland, of Curtin University, Australia, identified the specimen as a member of the group Ornithocheiromorpha, based on the shape of its skull, arrangement of teeth, and shape of the shoulder bone.

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Fossilized Bones Found in Australia Identified as New Species of Pterosaur

The co-author called the pterosaur family a bunch of "demonic pelicans," owing to their large bucket-like mouths for scooping up fish.

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[FaithT]

An illustration of Haliskia petersoni, the ‘demonic pelican’ – credit Gabriel Ugueto, supplied

Fossilized bones found in Australia have been identified as a new species of flying dinosaur—a “fearsome” predator that lived around 100 million years ago and had a 15-foot wingspan.

The bones, unearthed in western Queensland by museum creator Kevin Petersen in 2021, have been found to belong to a newly identified species of pterosaur, dubbed Haliskia peterseni, or “Peterson’s phantom of the sea.”

A research team led by Ph.D. student Adele Pentland, of Curtin University, Australia, identified the specimen as a member of the group Ornithocheiromorpha, based on the shape of its skull, arrangement of teeth, and shape of the shoulder bone.

Continued below.

Fossilized Bones Found in Australia Identified as New Species of Pterosaur

The co-author called the pterosaur family a bunch of "demonic pelicans," owing to their large bucket-like mouths for scooping up fish.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org

If I were still Lutheran this article would’ve really caused me distress. I was constantly coming across scientific articles like this one that mentioned an old earth or articles that birds evolved from dinosaurs. I can’t tell you all how many times I talked with my pastor or emailed him about science and religion. He kept trying to help me but it never worked because I just didn’t believe the things they do.

 

[FaithT]

That’s one of the things I love about Catholicism; we are open to science.

 

[FaithT]

I met a lot of nice people at the Lutheran church but none I spoke to believed as I do. I just don’t get it. They seem like intelligent people but still reject some good science. Why is that?