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Title Student finds new species of pterosaur Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Euro Weekly News Media type Web Country/Territory Spain Date 16/11/20 Description Roy Smith spotted differences in the fossils found in Cambridgeshire, which were initially thought to be shark spines, which led him to find that they were actually fragments of the jaws of prehistoric ‘flying lizards’ with no teeth Producer/Author Jennifer Leighfield URL https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/11/16/student-finds-new-species-of-pterosaur/ Persons Roy Smith Title Surprising discovery by paleontologists: a fossil shark becomes a mysterious pterosaur. Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Wirtschaftsblatt-BG Media type Web Country/Territory Bulgaria Date 15/11/20 Description When searching 100-year-old collections of fossils from the United Kingdom, paleontologists made a surprising discovery - a new, mysterious species of pterosaur such as has never been seen before. Producer/Author Rainer Proksch URL https://www.wirtschaftsblatt-bg.com/wissenschaft/uberraschende-entdeckung-der-palaontologen-fossiler-hai-wird-zum-geheimnisvollen-pterosaurier/ Persons Roy Smith Title 'Shark spines' found in a mine 100 years ago are bits of pterosaur jaw Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Big World Tale Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 15/11/20 Description A mystery species of toothless pterosaur has been identified among century-old fossil collections — where its jaw fragments had been mistaken for shark fin spines. URL https://bigworldtale.com/science/shark-spines-found-in-a-mine-100-years-ago-are-bits-of-pterosaur-jaw/ Persons Roy Smith Title Mysterious Pterosaur Fossil Passed For A Shark Until Its Toothless Jaws Gave It Away Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Syfy Wire Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 14/11/20 Description When a strange and unidentified species of toothless pterosaur flew out of museum collections that had been gathering dust for at least a hundred years, it had been previously mistaken for a shark because its jaw appeared to be a spine from an ancient shark Producer/Author Elizabeth Rayne URL https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/mysterious-pterosaur-fossil-mistaken-for-shark Persons Roy Smith Title Shark fossil is actually unknown pterosaur Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Press From Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 13/11/20 Description Palaeontologists have made a surprising discovery while searching through 100-year-old fossil collections from the UK – a new mystery species of pterosaur, unlike anything seen before. URL https://pressfrom.info/br/noticias/mundo/-198273-fossil-de-tubarao-e-na-verdade-de-pterossauro-desconhecido.html Persons Roy Smith Title Scientists Stumble Upon New Mysterious Species of Flying Reptile Among 'Shark' Fossils Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet IBTimes Singapore Media type Web Country/Territory Singapore Date 12/11/20 Description Paleontologists discovered a new species of pterosaur among reliquiae that were thought to be fossils of shark spines Producer/Author Jeevan Biswas URL https://www.ibtimes.sg/scientists-accidentally-stumble-upon-new-species-flying-dinosaur-among-shark-fossils-53272 Persons Roy Smith Title Ancient Fossils Belonged to Toothless Pterosaurs and a New Species Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Mysterious Universe Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 12/11/20 Description When 100-million-year-old fossils were discovered over a century ago, they were wrongly identified. New research has revealed that the bones belonged to two toothless pterosaurs as well as a newly discovered species. Producer/Author Jocelyne LeBlanc URL https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/11/ancient-fossils-belonged-to-toothless-pterosaurs-and-a-new-species/ Persons Roy Smith Title Surprising find: a fossil shark turned into a mysterious pterosaur Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Clarín Media type Web Country/Territory Argentina Date 11/11/20 Description The strange creature, unlike anything seen so far, was found among the fossil collections of the Sedgwick Museum in Cambridge URL https://www.clarin.com/internacional/sorprendente-hallazgo-tiburon-fosil-convirtio-misterioso-pterosaurio_0_yJfPS7gnO.html Persons Roy Smith Title Splash FM Coverage Media name/outlet KBOT-FM Media type Radio Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 11/11/20 Description Roy Smith has made a surprising discovery while searching through 100-year-old fossil collections from the UK – a new mystery species of pterosaur, unlike anything seen before. URL tiny.cc/bwy3tz Persons Roy Smith Title Scientist studying shark fossils instead discovers previously unknown winged reptile Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Charlotte Observer Country/Territory United States Date 11/11/20 Description The new species of pterosaur — “the less well-known cousins of dinosaurs” — was discovered by accident when a scientist realized what was thought to be a fish fossil from North Africa was actually a “long slender toothless beak,” according to the University of Portsmouth Producer/Author Mark Price URL https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article247120856.html Persons Roy Smith Title They discovered a fossil shark that was actually a mysterious pterosaur Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Sanjuan8.com Media type Web Country/Territory Argentina Date 11/11/20 Description A team of paleontologists made a surprising discovery by searching 100-year-old collections of fossils from the UK: a mysterious new species of pterosaur, unlike anything seen before Producer/Author Europa Press URL https://www.sanjuan8.com/a-un-click/descubrieron-tiburon-fosil-realidad-misterioso-pterosaurio-11112020_PEwgvLWDg Persons Roy Smith Title Fossil shark turned into mysterious pterosaur Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Revista Bohemia Media type Web Country/Territory Cuba Date 11/11/20 Description Paleontologists make a surprising discovery by searching 100-year-old fossil collections in the UK: a mysterious new species of pterosaur, unlike anything seen before URL bohemia.cu/ciencia/2020/11/tiburon-fosil-convertido-en-misterioso-pterosaurio/ Persons Roy Smith Title Mysterious remains of ancient flying reptile found hidden among shark fossils Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet msn Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 11/11/20 Description Combing through a drawer of shark fossils early this year, Roy Smith made a surprising and thrilling discovery: remains of a flying reptile that lived more than 60 million years ago URL https://www.msn.com/en-xl/asia/other/mysterious-remains-of-ancient-flying-reptile-found-hidden-among-shark-fossils/ar-BB1aTSK4?srcref=rss Persons Roy Smith Title New Pterosaur Species Found Hiding in Plain Sight in Museum Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Sci-News.com Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 11/11/20 Description A new re-examination of fossil material housed in the Sedgwick Museum of Cambridge and the Booth Museum at Brighton has revealed the fossilized jaw fragments from a new Cretaceous-period azhdarchid pterosaur previously identified as shark fin spines and fish jaws. URL www.sci-news.com/paleontology/azhdarchid-pterosaur-museum-09040.html Persons Roy Smith Title Fossil Shark Inside Drawer Turns Out To Be Mysterious Flying Reptile Remains Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet International Business Times Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 11/11/20 Description For decades, 100-year-old fossils, of what was thought to be shark fins, had been lying inside one of the drawers in the Booth Museum of Natural History in Brighton, England. Plying among these fossils one day, Roy Smith made the astounding discovery that the bones belong to a species of prehistoric flying reptiles. Producer/Author Athena Yenko URL https://www.ibtimes.com/fossil-shark-inside-drawer-turns-out-be-mysterious-flying-reptile-remains-3080194 Persons Roy Smith Title Fossil shark turns in to mystery pterosaur Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 11/11/20 Description Palaeontologists have made a surprising discovery while searching through 100-year-old fossil collections from the UK - a new mystery species of pterosaur, unlike anything seen before. URL https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Fossil_shark_turns_in_to_mystery_pterosaur_999.html Persons Roy Smith Title Fossil Shark Turns In To Mystery Pterosaur Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Archaeology News Network Media type Web Country/Territory Greece Date 10/11/20 Description Palaeontologists have made a surprising discovery while searching through 100-year-old fossil collections from the UK - a new mystery species of pterosaur, unlike anything seen before. URL https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/11/fossil-shark-turns-in-to-mystery.html Persons Roy Smith
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Title Shark fossil turns into mysterious pterosaur Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Globedia Guatemala Media type Web Country/Territory Guatemala Date 13/11/20 Description A new species of pterosaur has been discovered by paleontologist Roy Smith of the University of Portsmouth, while searching 100-year-old collections of fossils in the UK URL gt.globedia.com/fosil-tiburon-convierte-misterioso-pterosaurio Persons Roy Smith