Ancient pterosaur bones could inspire the future of aerospace engineering
The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of ...
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New analysis of pterosaur bones may bring us lighter, stronger aircraft
You might think that if a species died out tens of millions of years ago, its design would be too primitive to have any ...
How can pterosaur bones help aeroplane designers?
Studying the ancient flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs could help engineers make aeroplanes that are more ...
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Secret canals in flying dinosaur cousin’s bones could inspire lighter, tougher planes
The University of Manchester team has found that the internal biological structure of pterosaur bones could inspire the ...
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A mysteriously large pterosaur finally has an identity
One pterosaur species gave itself quite the makeover as it grew older and larger. Scientists have spent more than a century wondering if a large and anatomically quirky flying reptile fossil ...
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Rare Neck Fossil With Puncture Mark Suggests a Prehistoric Crocodilian Snacked on a Young ...
The fossil sheds light on interactions within the Cretaceous food web and may represent the first record of this type of ...
From pterosaur to planes: how fossils from a flying reptile could make aircraft safer
A team of scientists from The University of Manchester have revealed that bone fossils from close relatives of dinosaurs ...
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Ancient Pterosaur Bones May Revolutionize Aerospace
The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of ...
A rare fossil reveals a possible 76-million-year-old clash between a crocodile and young ...
The young pterosaur likely had a wingspan of about 6.5 feet, and if it had survived to adulthood, its wingspan could have reached up to 33 feet.
Eeny Meeny Miny Mo, Catch a Pterosaur by Its Neck
A puncture in the fossilized neck of a winged reptile that flew with the dinosaurs suggests the creature became a feast for a ...
Rare fossil of flying dinosaur reveals 76-million-year-old crocodile-like bite
“Pterosaur bones are very delicate – so finding fossils where another animal has clearly taken a bite is exceptionally uncommon. This specimen being a juvenile makes it even more rare,” the paper’s ...