170-million-year-old Jurassic pterosaur fossil found on Isle of Skye

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The discovery of a 170-million-year-old Jurassic pterosaur fossil on the Isle of Skye marks a significant paleontological find. PhD student Amelia Penny identified the fossilized jaw within ancient limestone, prompting collaboration between the Hunterian Museum and the Staffin Museum. The extraction process was challenging due to the urgency of the incoming tide, necessitating careful transport to the University of Edinburgh for further study. Such well-preserved pterosaur fossils are exceedingly rare, underscoring the importance of this discovery.

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The world's largest Jurassic pterosaur - a 170-million-year-old winged reptile - has been found protruding from the rocks of the Isle of Skye.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60407928

PhD student Amelia Penny spotted a sharp-toothed fossilized jaw of a 170-million-year-old Jurassic pterosaur in a layer of ancient limestone on Skye's coast.

Researchers from the Hunterian Museum, in Glasgow, and the Staffin Museum, on Skye, had to extract the rock slab entombing the fossil - a painstaking process and noisy process racing the incoming tide - and bring it to the University of Edinburgh.

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"Pterosaur fossils as complete as this are very rare.

https://phys.org/news/2022-02-superbly-pterosaur-fossil-unearthed-scotland.html
 
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