Sharovipteryx mirabilis, early gliding reptile Pachycephalosaurus 5-2 m) long

5-2 m) long

Homo erectus Skull Peking Man

specimen is approximately 60 inches long

The detail of these fossils is quite striking

3 m (7 ft 7 in) in height at the shoulders

Sharovipteryx mirabilis, early gliding reptile Pachycephalosaurus 5-2 m) longPronounced (shahr ov IP ter iks) Sharovipteryx (meaning "Sharov's wings"), aka Podopteryx, was a Pterosauromorpha (a gliding thecodont, a pre pterosaur) from the early Triassic period, about 245 million years ago. Sharovipteryx was a gliding animal that used its uropatagium, a small, fibrous flap of skin that stretched from the very long legs and the tail. It had large eyes, a long snout, and small triangular teeth. A single fossil (together with some