Fossils of the pterosaur were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park. The fossils date back 209 million years.

Jaw, wing bone, and tooth of Eotephradactylus mcintireae (209.2 Ma) reveal a floodplain ecosystem with fish, giant amphibians, and early turtles before the end-Triassic mass extinction.

Scientists identify the oldest flying reptile in North America, discovered in Arizona and dating back 209 million years.

In the remote reaches of Arizona s Petrified Forest National Park, scientists have unearthed North America's oldest known pterosaur a small, gull-sized flier that once soared above Triassic ecosystems ...

The remains of the pterosaur, roughly the size of a small seagull, and the other creatures were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park, a place famous for producing fossils of plants and animals ...

An artist's depiction of a landscape from 209 million years ago at Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, based on fossils of plants and animals ...

A groundbreaking discovery in Arizona’s Petrified Forest reveals North America’s oldest pterosaur.

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