Seized in a Brazilian police raid, the remains of a pterodactyl proves to be the most complete fossil of Tupandactylus navigans, a high-crested, short-flighted reptile that lived 110 million years ago
The fossil and the limestone slabs were being smuggled by traders who had intended to sell their loot to museums and private collectors overseas. It would have been a very profitable operation for the criminals, had the Brazilian police not stopped it in time.
The reptile that is the cause for much celebration is a winged one, taller than a metre “with a jaw similar to a bird’s beak and larger-than-life headgear,” according to National Geographic. The researchers believe the pterosaur’s crest may have been both a blessing and a curse, used to attract mates but making them more vulnerable to predators.According to, the description of the pterosaur suggests that “this species had a terrestrial foraging lifestyle, due to its long neck and the proportions of its limbs, as well as its large head crest that could negatively influence long-distance flight.
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