Venetoraptor: Beast of the Week http://prehistoricbeastoftheweek.blogspot.com/2023/11/venetoraptor-beast-of-week.html

"#Venetoraptor was a small archosaur (reptile group that includes #dinosaurs, #pterosaurs, and #crocodilians) that lived in what is now southern #Brazil during the late #Triassic period, between 237 and 227 million years ago. From beak to tail, it measured a little over 96 cm long."

#paleoart #reptiles #fossils #extinct

New #Triassic #fossil features sharp claws and a nasty beak: A non-flying precursor to #pterosaurs shared the Earth with the first #dinosaurs https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/08/new-triassic-fossil-features-sharp-claws-and-a-nasty-beak/

New #reptile shows dinosaurs and pterosaurs evolved among diverse precursors https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06359-z

"#Venetoraptor gassenae is the name of this #NewSpecies of #lagerpetid that lived 230 million years ago... The #skull consists of a raptorial-like #beak without teeth. Its forelimbs end in long #fingers with #scimitar-like #claws."