r/Pterosaurs

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The Original Flying Reptiles

r/Pterosaurs

The first known tetrapods capable of powered flight, the Pterosaurs were close cousins of Dinosaurs and yet special in their own rights. This order is underrepresented in paleontology conversations. This community is for their avid and casual fans.

Created Sep 10, 2014 · restricted

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News, humor, art, and questions are great, just be polite to each other.

Please TAG When Submitting: There are several tags:

Special tag for anything Jurassic Park related: [JP] Please tag anything to do with Jurassic Park World or other Jurassic Park movies with this tag.
[Find] - for exciting new finds in the field of paleontology. Please DO start a discussion in the comments about what the find means.
[Article] - For articles relating to pterosaurs, fossils, general paleontology.
[Discussion] - For when you find or want to start a discussion.
[Text] - If you just feel like sharing something, a story perhaps, then the [Text] tag is here for you!
[Question] - When you have a question to ask r/Pterosaurs.
[Art] - Artists renditions of pterosaurs, be it a painting, drawing, sculpture, belong with a [Art] tag. If you are the artist, please feel free to let us know with a snazzy [OC] tag as well! It stands for Original Content, and it's great of you to share!
[Fossil Pic] - Pictures of fossils go here. Also valid: [Fossil Pics] for when there's more than one.
[Video] - Videos go here, as long as they are pterosaur related of course!
[Fluff] - anything that does not fall into the previous categories; a funny pterosaur sign in a restaurant, you shaking the hand of a dimorphodon sculpture, your favorite ptero figurine; they're all welcome, but please differentiate them from the other kinds of posts.
[News] For any news you find to share.

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