Paleontologists find pterosaur precursors that fill a gap in early evolutionary history

With the help of newly discovered skulls and skeletons that were unearthed in North America, Brazil, Argentina, and Madagascar in recent years, researchers have demonstrated that a group of ‘dinosaur precursors,’ called lagerpetids, are the closest relatives of pterosaurs.

Source: Paleontologists find pterosaur precursors that fill a gap in early evolutionary history — ScienceDaily

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