#leptostomia

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Leptostomia begaaensis

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get u a clade that can do both,, ........

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Another sketch from the #paleostream

Elosuchus vibing in shallow, coastal water with some Leptostomia on it's back. Kem Kem do be like that.

(btw, there is NO Sarcosuchus from Kem Kem other Spinosaurus localities)

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Leptostomia begaaensis

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Leptostomia begaaensis here is a recently-discovered pterosaur that lived during the mid-Cretaceous period, around 100 million years ago.

Its fossil remains were found in the Kem Kem beds of Morocco – ancient river deposits famous for yielding some of the newer specimens of the bizarre aquatic dinosaur Spinosaurus – and consist of just a couple of small pieces of jaw bones.

But those fragments are rather weird for a pterosaur.

While it's hard to tell for certain from such meagre remains, Leptostomia might have been part of the azhdarchoid lineage, related to both the elaborately-crested tapejarids and the terrestrial-stalking giants like Quetzalcoatlus. And if it was indded an azhdarchoid it was an especially tiny one, possibly the smallest known member of the whole group. Based on the proportions of its relatives it would have stood just 30cm tall (1') with a wingspan of 60-70cm (2'-2'4"), roughly comparable in size to a modern pigeon.

And it had an incredibly long beak that tapered to a thin delicate tip, resembling the beaks of modern probe-feeding shorebirds more than any other known pterosaur. It may have been specialized for the same sort of ecological niche, poking around in mud and shallow water for small invertebrates and snapping them up, possibly detecting its hidden prey using super-sensitive nerve endings in the tip of its beak.

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Leptostomia the snipe dragon.

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#Repost @bbcnews with @repostsaveapp ・・・ This is an artist's impression of a newly discovered species of pterosaur, or extinct flying reptile. The leptostomia begaaensis is thought to have been a similar size to a turkey and used its long beak to dig up dirt to find hidden prey. A fossil found in Morocco was initially thought to be part of the fin spine of a fish. But a team of palaeontologists from the universities of Portsmouth and Bath noticed it had an unusual texture and realised it was a fragment of beak. Further scans found that it would use a unique network of nerves to help detect prey underground. Pterosaurs are the less well-known cousins of dinosaurs. Over 100 species of these winged-reptiles are known, some as large as a fighter jet and others as small as a sparrow. (Nick Longrich/University of Bath/PA) #Fossils #Reptile #Pterosaur #Palaeontology #BBCNews https://www.instagram.com/p/CGX-UyXlCm3/?igshid=1mo7af176skh5

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L'osso del becco di uno pterosauro appena scoperto ci rivela l’incredibile varietà di questa specie

L’osso del becco di uno pterosauro appena scoperto ci rivela l’incredibile varietà di questa specie

L’impressione artistica della leptostomia begaaensis.

È stata scoperta una nuova specie di piccolo pterosauro, di dimensioni simili a quelle di un tacchino, che si differenzia da tutti gli altri pterosauri scoperti finora per il suo lungo e sottile becco senza denti.

Il pezzo di becco fossilizzato è stato un ritrovamento sorprendente e inizialmente si è pensato che facesse parte della…