microrobert
06-06-2014, 03:45 AM
Ancient reptile fossils shed light on how mysterious pterosaurs nested like modern-day birds
Eggs belonging to an ancient flying reptile that could grow to the size of a small aircraft have been discovered in China.
It is the first time eggs laid by a pterosaur have been found fully intact, and palaeontologists claim they could shed new light on a mysterious, previously unknown species.
The fossils were discovered in the Xinjiang Province, and suggest that at least some of the animals lived in large nesting colonies, much like modern birds.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/05/article-2649707-1E7E8FD800000578-626_634x423.jpg
Discovered: Palaeontologists have found eggs laid by a pterosaur for the first time and they say that the discovery could shed new light on the mysterious ancient reptiles
Ancient reptile eggs shed light on how Pterosaurs nested like modern-day birds | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2649707/An-egg-traordinary-Ancient-reptile-eggs-shed-light-mysterious-Pterosaurs-nested-like-modern-day-birds.html#ixzz33pCAgFd2)
Eggs belonging to an ancient flying reptile that could grow to the size of a small aircraft have been discovered in China.
It is the first time eggs laid by a pterosaur have been found fully intact, and palaeontologists claim they could shed new light on a mysterious, previously unknown species.
The fossils were discovered in the Xinjiang Province, and suggest that at least some of the animals lived in large nesting colonies, much like modern birds.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/05/article-2649707-1E7E8FD800000578-626_634x423.jpg
Discovered: Palaeontologists have found eggs laid by a pterosaur for the first time and they say that the discovery could shed new light on the mysterious ancient reptiles
Ancient reptile eggs shed light on how Pterosaurs nested like modern-day birds | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2649707/An-egg-traordinary-Ancient-reptile-eggs-shed-light-mysterious-Pterosaurs-nested-like-modern-day-birds.html#ixzz33pCAgFd2)