0.9" Pterosaur Coloborhynchus Fossil Tooth Upper Cretaceous Morocco COA & Display
Location: Kem Kem Basin, Morocco Weight: 0.2 Ounces Dimension: 0.9 Inches Long, 0.2 Inches Wide Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Comes with a Free Display. The item pictured is the one you will receive. Upper Cretaceous 96 Million Years Old Name: Pterosaur Type: Carnivore Size: 10 to 12 meters in length Pterosaurs, the remarkable flying reptiles of the extinct Pterosauria clade, dominated the skies throughout the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods, about 228 to 66 million years ago. As the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight, their wings were crafted from a unique membrane stretching from their ankles to an elongated fourth finger. Early species boasted long, toothed jaws and tails, while later ones evolved shorter tails and some lost their teeth entirely. Their hollow, lightweight bones, similar to birds', offered strong muscle attachment and exceptional flight capability. With a keeled breastbone for powerful muscles and an enlarged brain for precise flig