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  • How Fluffy Pterosaurs Have Reignited Dinosaur Debates

    How Fluffy Pterosaurs Have Reignited Dinosaur Debates

    When fossils of the oldest known bird, Archaeopteryx, were first discovered almost 160 years ago, the find created a puzzle that has troubled palaeontologists ever since. These fossils were celebrated for their chimera-like combination of supposedly reptilian features (such as a bony tail and jaws with teeth) and those seemingly unique to birds – in…