The animal was a thylacine, more commonly known as a Tasmanian tiger. Thousands of the predator called the island home when ...

including bones and teeth. The research was published on the ocassion of Australia’s National Threatened Species Day, which marks the death of the very last Tasmanian tiger on 7 September 1936.

“Since pterosaur bones are hollow, they are very fragile and are more likely to be found flattened like a pancake, if they are preserved at all. With 3D preservation being so rare, we do not ...

causing researchers to question whether pterosaurs were even capable of flight. The newly discovered fossils preserved 3D structures within the delicate wing bones, which typically are found ...

The scans exposed internal supports resembling the struts of an airplane’s wing, which are also found in the bones of contemporary flapping birds. Analyzing Fossilized Pterosaur Bones A confluence of ...

CREDIT: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. “Since pterosaur bones are hollow, they are very fragile and are more likely to be found flattened like a pancake, if they are preserved at all ...

"Since pterosaur bones are hollow, they are very fragile and are more likely to be found flattened like a pancake, if they are preserved at all. "With 3D preservation being so rare, we do not have ...

"Since pterosaur bones are hollow, they are very fragile and are more likely to be found flattened like a pancake, if they are preserved at all. "With 3D preservation being so rare, we do not have ...