Reflections of a Lifelong Paleonerd

Category: Pterosaurs

Ferocious Mammals, New Dinosaurs, and Sliced up Ground Sloths: July 2023 in Paleontology

Post author By maxsblogosaurus
Post date July 30, 2023
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To say July 2023 has been a crazy month for paleontology would be underselling it.

Tags Dinosaurs, fossils, Ground Sloths, Nature, New Species, Paleontology, prehistory, Pterosaurs

Aquatic Life Fossil Friday Pterosaurs

Fossil Friday, Shark Week Edition: The Ginsu Shark’s Flying Snack

Post author By maxsblogosaurus
Post date July 28, 2023
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In the seas of Cretaceous North America, one prehistoric shark made a meal out of a famous pterosaur…

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What’s the Difference Between Pterosaurs and Dinosaurs?

Post author By maxsblogosaurus
Post date February 9, 2022
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Nothing bothers paleontologists more than calling pterosaurs dinosaurs. Why?

Tags Archosaurs, dinosaur, Dinosaurs, fossils, mesozoic, Nature, palaeontology, Paleontology, Prehistoric, prehistory, Pterosaurs, Triassic

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Giants, Dwarfs and Hungarian Barons: The Story of Haţeg Island

Post author By maxsblogosaurus
Post date November 19, 2020
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Transylvania is home to many strange legends and myths, most famously that of Count Dracula. But was its past during the late Cretaceous even more bizarre? Read about the wonders of Hateg island to find out.

Tags Avians, Azhdarchids, cretaceous, dinosaur, Dinosaurs, Europe, fossil, fossils, Franz Nopcsa, Hateg Island, Magyarosaurus, mesozoic, Nature, Pterosaurs, Raptors, Romania, Sauropods, Transylvania