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The Written Stone


The enigma of Longisquama insignis derives from its quixotic representation in the annals of paleontology. At first a strange lizard-like creature reminiscent of the rib-gliding reptile Draco volans, then inexplicably a proto-bird of some sorts, crowned in wings. Without skeletal … Continue reading

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Longisquama is too Weird for this World


I might be a little safe with this reconstruction, but it represents a further attempt to clean up and add to the number of controversial archosauromorphs for which few skeletals exist, or whose existence is owed to controversial reconstructors or … Continue reading

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