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Old 14-February-2008, 04:50 PM
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Default The smallest pterodactyl ever

... has been found by a Sino-Brazilian team.
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I can't wait for the massive amount of restrictions on research in China to be lessened, there is an insane amount of fossil records out there just waiting to be tapped. The relatively small amount of data gathered in recent years has completely revamped the way we think about dinosaurs and the evolutionary process involved with them. Knowing there is so much more left to find out there is pretty exhilarating.
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I wonder if there are any more preserved soft bodied fauna there, like the Burgess Shale. That would be awesome. What about Russia? Have we explored that place well yet?
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Interesting info.

The report I read though said it wasn't fully grown but also not a baby, link below.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7239862.stm

well preserved bones which is always a bonus.

one advantage of global warming is that Antarctica will become explorable for fossils.
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one advantage of global warming is that Antarctica will become explorable for fossils.
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one advantage of global warming is that Antarctica will become explorable for fossils.
Not really. The only parts in danger of losing their ice are the ocean shelves.
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