Jurassic 'mist wing' fossil discovered on Scottish island could be missing link in pterosaur evolution

[dlamberth]

"Surprise discovery of 168-million-year-old pterosaur in rocks on Isle of Skye will help scientists narrow down major events in the evolution of these flying reptiles."

Jurassic 'mist wing' fossil discovered on Scottish island could be missing link in pterosaur evolution

Here's a link to the researchers published findings:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2023.2298741?_ga=2.266793422.195048478.1707213791-1238622518.1707213791&_gl=1*89gkf6*_ga*MTIzODYyMjUxOC4xNzA3MjEzNzkx*_ga_0HYE8YG0M6*MTcwNzIxMzc5MS4xLjAuMTcwNzIxMzc5MS4wLjAuMA..

 

[Warden_of_the_Storm]

A picture is needed:

That is so cool to see.

Name is a bit of mouthful if you're not used to Scots Gaelic: Dearc sgiathanach (pronounced jark ski-an-ach), which translates as ‘winged reptile’

 

[Hans Blaster]

"Surprise discovery of 168-million-year-old pterosaur in rocks on Isle of Skye will help scientists narrow down major events in the evolution of these flying reptiles."

Jurassic 'mist wing' fossil discovered on Scottish island could be missing link in pterosaur evolution

Here's a link to the researchers published findings:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2023.2298741

Cool.

Everything in the URL starting with the "?" is just tracking information and not needed. Here is a clean link:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2023.2298741