Photos: Ancient pterosaur eggs and fossils uncovered in China

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Flying Reptile

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The eggs and adult fossils belong to a new genus and species of pterosaur (Hamipterus tianshanensis).

Ancient Reptile Egg

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A three-dimensionally preserved pterosaur egg that was found in the Turpan-Hami Basin in China.

Male Skull

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The fossilized skull of a male Hamipterus tianshanensis, which was uncovered in China. Male pterosaur skulls have larger and thicker crests than female skulls.

Female Skull

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The skull of a female Hamipterus tianshanensis, found in the Turpan-Hami Basin, located south of the Tian Shan Mountains in Xinjiang, in northwestern China.

Female Pterosaur

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An artistic representation of a female pterosaur.

Rulers of the Ancient Skies

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An ecological representation of Hamipterus tianshanensis, a new genus and species of pterosaur.

Originally published on Live Science.

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