Joel Kontinen
Some pterosaurs were almost too heavy for evolution to have them fixed.
However, a new study published in Scientific Reports looks at some smaller ones, They were found in a private limestone quarry in Lebanon more than 15 years ago. They were assumed to have lived roughly 95 million years ago.
They probably fed on crustaceans, flying on long, narrow wings and catching its prey at the surface of shallow waters, as do modern seabirds like the albatross and frigatebird.
The pterosaurs had no ancestors.
Source:
Willis, Katie. 2019, 95-million-year-old fossil reveals new group of pterosaurs.Phys.org (2 December).
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