Sharovipteryx mirabilis, early gliding reptile Triceratops In some cases hundreds of

In some cases hundreds of stones

Sclerocephalus was once thought to be closely related to eryopoid temnospondyls

Thousands of highly remarkable fossils have been found in the quarries

Although the specimen preserves faint plumage impressions

Sharovipteryx mirabilis, early gliding reptile Triceratops In some cases hundreds ofPronounced (shahr ov IP ter iks) Sharovipteryx (meaning "Sharov's wings"), aka Podopteryx, was a Pterosauromorpha (a gliding thecodont, a pre pterosaur) from the early Triassic period, about 245 million years ago. Sharovipteryx was a gliding animal that used its uropatagium, a small, fibrous flap of skin that stretched from the very long legs and the tail. It had large eyes, a long snout, and small triangular teeth. A single fossil (together with some