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Italian naturalist Cosmo Alassandro Collini discovered the first fossil evidence of pterodactyls in 1784 in the Eichstätt limestone deposits of Bavaria, Germany.

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What group are fossils never found in?

Fossils are never found in Igneous rocks


Are fossils found in sedimentary and metamorphic rocks?

no, fossils are found only in sedimentary rock.


What kind of rock are fossils found in?

Igneous rocks.


Where cro-magnon fossils found?

Cro-magnon fossils mostly found around europe.


Are fossils only found in extrusive igneous rock?

No, in fact plenty of fossils are found in sedementary rocks.

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What continents did the pterodactyl live in?

Pterodactylus fossils have been found throughout Europe and in Africa.


What is the wing spand on a pterodactyl?

No fossils of adult Pterodactylus have ever been found. However, paleontologists have estimated the size of adults based on the sizes and development levels of the many juvenile Pterodactylus fossils that have been found. They estimate that an adult Pterodactylus's wingspan was about 5 feet.


Is the analogy Paleontology is to pterodactyl as botany is to geranium correct?

This analogy is correct. Paleontology is the studies of fossils and dinosaurs and such which the pterodactyl as botany is the study of plants with a geranium being a plant.


What country did the pterodactyl lived?

Most Pterodactylus fossils are known from the Solnhofen limestone in Bavaria, Germany. Some fragmentary remains have been found in other parts of Europe and in Africa, too.


What country did a pterodactyl fossil come from?

Most Pterodactylus fossils have been found in the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, in Germany. Some fragmentary remains of Pterodactylus have also been found in other parts of Europe as well as Africa.


What country did the pterodactyl fossil come from?

Most Pterodactylus fossils have been found in the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, in Germany. Some fragmentary remains of Pterodactylus have also been found in other parts of Europe as well as Africa.


Where did a Pterodactyl live before it got extinct?

Pterodactylus fossils are mostly known from Solnhofen limestone in Bavaria, Germany. More fragmentary remains have been found in other parts of Europe and in Africa, though.


What was the lenghth of a pterodactyl?

No adult Pterodactylus fossils have ever been found. From the many fossils of juveniles that have been found, paleontologists estimate that Pterodactylus had a wingspan of about 5 feet when fully grown. If that is correct, than they were about three to five feet long from the end of the beak to the end of the toes while flying. Pterodactylus had a very short tail which wouldn't have been as long as the legs.


Where is the pterodactyl located?

Pterodactylus fossils are best known from fossils found in the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, Germany. Fragmentary remains have been found in other parts of Europe as well as Africa, so their range would have included Europe and part of Africa.


What year was the fossils found?

The fossils were first found in 1983


Are fossils found in deserts?

Yes, fossils are found in deserts.


Are fossils found in the desert?

Yes, fossils are found in deserts.