Pterosaur

First confirmed pterosaur fossil discovered in Egypt fills major gap in prehistoric record

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 - 01:14 GMT

The discovery, published in the peer-reviewed journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, marks a significant addition to Egypt's fossil record and helps fill a longstanding geographical gap in scientists' understanding of the distribution of pterosaurs across northern Africa during the Late Cretaceous period.

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