Paleontology

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From China, the tiniest pterodactyl - February 18, 2008

Researchers excavating the fossil-rich rocks of northeastern China have discovered yet another paleontological marvel: a flying reptile the size of a sparrow.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/9413/title/From_China%2C_the_tiniest_pterodacty...

Flying Deaf Earliest bats probably didn't echolocate - February 13, 2008

Fossils of a cardinal-sized creature recently unearthed in western Wyoming suggest that primitive bats developed the ability to fly before they could track their prey with biological sonar.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/9396/title/Flying_Deaf%3F_Earliest_bats_probabl...