New pterosaur species discovered in fossilized predator vomit in Japan

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A new species of pterosaur, discovered in fossilized vomit, has been identified. The fossilized regurgitation from a predator contained the bones of two previously unknown filter-feeding pterosaurs, alongside fish remains. Named Bakiribu waridza, meaning "comb mouth," this discovery sheds light on the evolutionary transition of ctenochasmatid pterosaurs.


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