113-million-year-old pterosaur in Brazil held molecules that revealed a fish-and-squid diet
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Scientists studying a 113-million-year-old pterosaur fossil from Brazil identified steroid biomarkers preserved in hollow wing bones, revealing the ancient flying reptile's diet of fish and squid through molecular analysis—an exceptionally rare window into prehistoric life preserved at the molecular level.
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