First pterosaur (Sinopterus) found with plant material in stomach

[Faelrin]

Paper here:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2095927325006759

Science article here:

https://www.science.org/content/article/pterosaur-died-belly-full-plants-fossil-first



Beautifully preserved specimen, and with direct evidence of having eaten and digested plant material. I know there's the idea that tapejarids were eating fruit and whatnot because of their beaks, but this is still an incredible find. I'm surprised it has yet to be shared here.

Edit: Worth noting the name on the Science article uses is Sinopterus atavismus, which is synonymous with Sinopterus dongi (at least on wikipedia). Not sure if the paper is yet to dispute this though. Have yet to check it out (think it is paywalled anyways though).

[Torvosaurus]

It looks like it "ate" a footprint. 😀

That is pretty cool. Wasn't it Witton who theorized that tapejarids were frugivores?

Torvo

[Concavenator]

That is one gorgeous specimen indeed!

[Halichoeres]

Great find!

It looks like it "ate" a footprint. 😀

Mystery solved: plant bits were stuck to someone's boot when they carelessly walked through the pterosaur's watery grave.