CNN —Pterosaurs, the world’s oldest flying reptiles, once flew in Australia’s skies as far back as 107 million years ago, according to a study published Wednesday.
Palaeontologists came to that conclusion after examining two pieces of prehistoric bone extracted from Dinosaur Cove – a fossil-bearing site in the Australian state of Victoria – more than three decades ago.
The samples turned out to be the oldest remains of pterosaurs ever recovered from the country, according to the study published in science journal History Biology on Wednesday.
Experts from the Perth-based Curtin University and Museums Victoria, in Melbourne, examined bones from two individuals, including a wing bone belonging to the first juvenile pterosaur ever reported in Australia.
The pterosaur bones discovered at Dinosaur Cove in Victoria, Australia.
Persons:
Palaeontologists, Victoria –, Adele Pentland, palaeontologists Tom Rich, Pat Vickers, Victoria, ”, “, Rich
Organizations:
CNN, Curtin University, Museums Victoria, Museums Victoria Research Institute
Locations:
Australian, Victoria, Perth, Melbourne, Australia, Brazil, Argentina