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Sunday, 7 September 2025

Must have been climate change



Fossils show pair of baby pterosaurs ‘died in violent storm

The cause of death of two young pterosaurs that had baffled researchers has been revealed by paleontologists in Germany in what they have described as “a post-mortem 150 million years in the making”.

Analysis of the well-preserved fossils of the hatchlings, found in the lagoonal deposits that make up the Solnhofen Limestones of southern Germany, revealed both the flying reptiles sustained similar injuries immediately prior to their deaths – broken wings.

The team, from the University of Leicester’s Centre for Palaeobiology and Biosphere Evolution, said the discovery is powerful evidence of ancient tropical storms and how they shaped the fossil record.


Fortunately, 150 million years later, Ed Miliband is busy tackling the global climate issue.

Unfortunately, today those baby pterosaurs would have to navigate the perils of wind turbines. What would the RSPB make of that?

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