Pterosaur bones are amongst the rarest of fossils because they were hollow and light in order for the animal to be able to fly. That made them very unlikely to sink to the sea floor and become preserved.
Pterosaur
Museum:
Dorset
Period:
Lower Cretaceous
Strata:
Purbeck Limestone Group
Fossil Type:
Reptiles >Pterosaurs
Common Name:
Pterosaur
Scientific Name:
Ornithocheirus validus
Age:
142 million years
Where it was Found:
Langton Matravers
Found by:
Unknown
Accession Number:
DCM.G.00100
Specimen Figure:
1
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