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This Pterosaur Had at Least 480 Hooked Teeth

Sink your teeth into this strange species of pterosaur.

By Sam Walters
Jan 27, 2023 5:00 PMJan 27, 2023 5:08 PM
Toothy Pterosaur
(Credit: Megan Jacobs, University of Portsmouth).

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The first thing to you'll notice about this pterosaur is its smile. According to a new paper published in Paläontologische Zeitschrift (PalZ), researchers recently identified this strange species, which had 480 of thin, hooked teeth in its flared, flat jaws.

Toothy Pterosaur

Since the identification of the first pterosaur fossils in the formations of limestone in Germany in the 1700s, paleontologists have found hundreds of separate species of these ferocious flyers, all with their own shapes, sizes and lifestyles.

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