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EDINBURGH — A unique species of flying reptile, or pterosaur, that lived 168-166 million years ago has been discovered on the Isle of Skye.Its wings, shoulders, legs and backbone were found in a rock on a beach, but the fossil's skull was missing.Scientists were surprised to find a pterosaur from this period off Scotland's west coast — they were thought to mostly live in China.The creature — called Ceoptera — is the second pterosaur found on Skye.Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic word cheò, meaning mist, and is a reference to the Gaelic name of Isle of Syke — Eilean a' Cheò or Isle of Mist.Fossils from this era, called the Middle Jurassic, are extremely rare, says Dr Liz Martin-Silverstone at the University of Bristol who used a CT scanner to make a 3D digital...
February 06, 2024
Pterosaur: Unique flying reptile soared above Isle of Skye
February 05, 2024
Huge atom-smasher bid to find missing 95% of Universe
