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A skeleton from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland illuminates an earlier origin of large pterosaurs

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  • 1. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, James Hutton Road, Edinburgh, Scotland EH9 3FE, UK
  • 2. Gortroe Rathkeale, Co Limerick, Ireland
  • 3. The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, Scotland G12 8QQ, UK
  • 4. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, James Hutton Road, Edinburgh, Scotland EH9 3FE, UK & National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1JF, UK
  • 5. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute, James Hutton Road, Edinburgh, Scotland EH9 3FE, UK & School of Biology, University of St Andrews, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, St. Andrews, Scotland KY16 9ST, UK
  • 6. Staffin Museum, 6 Ellishadder, Staffin, Isle of Skye, Scotland IV51 9JE, UK

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Jagielska, Natalia, O'Sullivan, Michael, Funston, Gregory F., Butler, Ian B., Challands, Thomas J., Clark, Neil D.L., Fraser, Nicholas C., Penny, Amelia, Ross, Dugald A., Wilkinson, Mark, Brusatte, Stephen L. (2022): A skeleton from the Middle Jurassic of Scotland illuminates an earlier origin of large pterosaurs. Current Biology 32: 1-8, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.073, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.073

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