pterosaur
noun
ptero·saur
ˈter-ə-ˌsȯr 
: any of an order (Pterosauria) of extinct flying reptiles existing from the Late Triassic throughout the Jurassic and most of the Cretaceous and having a featherless wing membrane extending from the side of the body along the arm to the end of the greatly elongated fourth digit
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The high number of eggs was a major discovery especially since paleontologists hadn’t found such high numbers of pterosaur nests in the past.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2024
In China, 40 female and male pterosaurs were found along five pterosaur eggs, providing evidence of a large colonial nesting site.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2023
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2024
In China, 40 female and male pterosaurs were found along five pterosaur eggs, providing evidence of a large colonial nesting site.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2023
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pterosaur
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ptero·saur
ˈter-ə-ˌsȯ(ə)r
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