110-Year-Old Flying Reptile Species Found in Fossilized Dinosaur Vomit, Scientists Observed Surprising Details

In pre-historical life, the biological cycle depended on other animals. A recent discovery has shown the surprising fact that a flying reptile has been found in a fossilized dinosaur’s vomit. The discovery began when scientists discovered the bones of two animals and the remains of four fish inside a hard, concrete like mass. Brazilian paleontologists discovered upon closer examination that the substance was regurgitated or fossilized vomit.

What is the identity? 

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The Kariri people refer to the species as Bakiribu waridza, which means comb like mouth. The area in Brazil where the fossil was discovered is where the Kariri are from. The Museu Camara Cascudo at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil has been holding the remains, called regurgitalite, for several years, according to media reports.

What exactly did scientists find? 

Researchers believe this remarkable discovery will shed light on the evolutionary history of these ancient fliers. The name is appropriate since this pterosaur (Bakiribu waridza) probably utilized its jaws, which were lined with lengthy, bristle like teeth, to filter small organisms out of water, similar to how modern baleen whales do. The regurgitate also offers unique proof that large dinosaurs preyed on pterosaurs. The Ctenochasmatidae family, distinguished by its long, needle like teeth, includes both species.

Additionally, they pointed out that a spinosaurid (dinosaur) tooth was found embedded in the neck bone of an ornithoceriform pterosaur in earlier data from the same geological structure.

According to the researchers, the pterosaur bones probably fractured as the predator chewed on them vigorously during ingestion. They also hypothesized that the absence of soft tissue is consistent with a typical pattern seen in regurgitated material, where hard components are left intact while soft parts are first digested. Their preservation may have been impacted by changes that occurred after they were buried.