Fossil female pterosaur found with preserved egg

[Contrary1]

"A pterosaur has been found in China beautifully preserved with an egg.

The egg indicates this ancient flying reptile was a female, and that realisation has allowed researchers to sex these creatures for the first time.

Writing in Science magazine, the palaeontologists make some broad statements about differences in pterosaurs, including the observation that only males sported a head-crest

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Pterosaurs, also sometimes referred to as pterodactyls, dominated the skies in the Mesozoic Era, 220-65 million years ago. Although reptiles like the dinosaurs were plodding on the ground below them, they were not actually dinosaurs themselves - a common misconception.

This particular specimen has been dated to about 160 million years ago..."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12242596

[devilgrrl]

1. The devil put that there!!!!!

eom

[BobbyBoring]

14. SHIT!

You beat me to it!!

[chat_noir]

2. Freeper response

To: SeekAndFind

FR continues to plunge headlong into a pit of blasphemous hell by allowing articles with un-Godly and ridiculous references to a multi-million year-old earth to be posted. This is a pro God site, and God tells us that the earth is NOT 160 million years old.


8 posted on Tue Feb 01 2011 14:17:48 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time) by Greenbow (Trust in God.)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2666892/replies?c=8

[WilliamPitt]

4. Ow.

My brain.

[Dogtown]

5. Willfull ignorance

will be the downfall of this country.

[Gato Moteado]

6. the good news is, that the enemy of democracy and freedom (the average freeptard).....

....is also an idiot.

[bluerum]

7. Seriesly?

[Ian David]

12. Is that dude serious?

[usregimechange]

13. Wow, wonder what God says about gravity?

[Gato Moteado]

15. freeptards believe that gravity has only been around for about 4000 years.

nt

[sufrommich]

16. lol. Classic. nt

[jpak]

3. What are units on that scale bar - cm?

:shrug:

The presence of males with crests indicates sexual selection was operating amongst pterosaurs 160 million years ago.

Darwinopterus indeed.

[The Doctor.]

9. Meters!

They were hugh!

[jpak]

17. In this case, it's probably cm - the egg weighed ~6 grams

they were little guys.

:)

[The Doctor.]

8. Oh no! Scientists will have these creatures up and flying around in no time!

Then man and dinosaur will co-exist again!

[SoCalDem]

10. reminds me of

:rofl:

[robinlynne]

11. That is rather amazing.