September 6, 2016

Reconstruction of the Azhdarchid Pterosaur found in Canada (Image courtesy Mark Witton)

An article published in the “Royal Society journal Open Science” describes the discovery of a pterosaur attributed to the azhdarchid family. This flying reptile lived about 77 million years ago, in the Late Cretaceous period and is the first of its kind discovered in the British Columbia coast. For now indicated only as RBCM.EH.2009.019.0001, the specimen is a partial skeleton found subjected to CT scans to obtain information about a rare type of small-sized pterosaur.