‘Superbly preserved’ pterosaur fossil unearthed in Scotland

Natalia Jagielska, a doctoral student at the University of Edinburgh, pictured with the pterosaur fossil at its unveiling. Jagielska authored a scientific paper describing the find. Image courtesy of the National Museum of Scotland. Photo credit: Stewart Attwood
Natalia Jagielska, a doctoral student at the University of Edinburgh, pictured with the pterosaur fossil at its unveiling. Jagielska authored a scientific paper describing the find. Image courtesy of the National Museum of Scotland. Photo credit: Stewart Attwood
Natalia Jagielska, a doctoral student at the University of Edinburgh, pictured with the pterosaur fossil at its unveiling. Jagielska authored a scientific paper describing the find. Image courtesy of the National Museum of Scotland. Photo credit: Stewart Attwood

LONDON (AP) – The fossil of a 170 million-year-old pterosaur, described as the world’s best-preserved skeleton of the prehistoric winged reptile, has been found on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, scientists said February 22.

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