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76-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Bone with Crocodilian Bite Found in Canada

Paleontologists document a rare occurrence of a bite mark to the neck vertebra of a juvenile fossil specimen of a giant azhdarchid pterosaur from the Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada, around 76 million years ago. The post 76-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Bone with Crocodilian Bite Found in Canada appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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76-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Bone with Crocodilian Bite Found in Canada
The fossilized neck bone of a juvenile of Cryodrakon boreas shows tell-tale signs (right part of the specimen in 2 and 8) of being bitten by a crocodile-like creature 76 million years ago. Image credit: Brown et al., doi: 10.1017/jpa.2024.12.

Paleontologists document a rare occurrence of a bite mark to the neck vertebra of a juvenile fossil specimen of a giant azhdarchid pterosaur from the Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada, around 76 million years ago.

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