Archive for September 29th, 2012

Rare 95 million-year-old flying reptile Aetodactylus halli is new pterosaur genus, species

A 95 million-year-old fossilized jaw discovered in Texas has been identified as a new genus and species of flying reptile, Aetodactylus halli. Aetodactylus halli is a pterosaur, a group of flying reptiles commonly referred to as pterodactyls. The rare pterosaur – literally a winged lizard – is also one of the youngest members in the world of […]