Monday, February 11, 2008

A mini-pterosaur from China

Researchers exploring the fossil beds in the Chinese province of Liaoning in China have announced the discovery of one of the smallest flying reptiles known to science. Nemicolopterus crypticus ("hidden flying forest dweller") was the size of a sparrow and is also notable for curved toes indicating an arboreal (limb-gripping) lifestyle.

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