Here we describe a new partial sauropod skeleton from the late Kimmeridgian (Late Jurassic) of the Lourinhã Formation, central west Portugal. The closely associated specimen comprises a complete tooth (with root), a fragment of cervical neural arch, an anterior chevron, and an almost complete right pectoral girdle and forelimb. Leer más.

Numerous taxa make up the Early Cretaceous fauna of Brazil, including Ornithocheiroidea, Tapejaridae, Thalassodromidae, Chaoyangopteridae and a purported member of Azhdarchidae. Dsungaripteridae has only been tentatively assumed to be present in the form of ‘Santanadactylus’ spixi. Leer más.

The pterosaurs were a diverse group of Mesozoic flying reptiles that underwent a body plan reorganization, adaptive radiation, and replacement of earlier forms midway through their long history, resulting in the origin of the Pterodactyloidea, a highly specialized clade containing the largest flying organisms. Leer más.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) released photos on its Facebook page of a confiscated Chinese ship that it apphrended in Philippine waters. The ship’s crew was arrested for poaching and the images the PNP released are just heartbreaking, with dozens of sea turtle shells, devoid of the bodies, strewn about the deck. A second Filipino vessel and its crew were also arrested. Leer más.