Miscellaneous

New Pterosaur Species - Japan

December 2 , 2024 14 hrs 0 min 30 0

The first pterosaur specimen was found in Japan derives from the Yezo Group in Hokkaido.
The newly-identified species was a member of Quetzalcoatlinae, a subfamily of the pterosaur family Azhdarchidae.
Pterosaurs were highly successful flying reptiles that lived between 210 and 65 million years ago.
They were the Earth’s first flying vertebrates, with birds and bats making their appearances much later.