Palaeontologists have made a surprising discovery while searching through 100-year-old fossil collections from the UK -- a new mystery species of pterosaur, unlike anything seen beforePalaeontologists have made a surprising discovery while searching through 100-year-old fossil collections from the UK - a new mystery species of pterosaur, unlike anything seen before. These fossils found while workmen were digging phosphate nodules were frequently sold to earn a little bit of extra money. It was while Smith was examining the fossils of shark spines that he made the amazing discovery. Shark fin spines do not have these, but the early palaeontologists clearly missed these features. This is extremely exciting to have discovered this mystery pterosaur right here in the UK.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 10, 2020 16:18 UTC