3. Ferrodraco

Adele talks about the species of pterosaur she named: Ferrodraco lentoni affectionately known as Butch, or the Iron Dragon a winged reptile with a wingspan of 4m (just over 13 feet!) Plus insight from fossil preparator Ali Calvey and discoverer of the Ferrodraco holotype specimen, Bob Elliott.  And a quick detour to talk about weird marine microfossils trapped in amber from the Cretaceous of southwestern France, ~100 million years old. Links:Random Fossil Fact Evidence for marine microfossils from amberFerrodraco4-metre flying reptile unearthed in Queensland is our best pterosaur fossil yet  Ferrodraco lentoni gen. et sp. nov., a new ornithocheirid pterosaur from the Winton Formation (Cenomanian–lower Turonian) of Queensland, AustraliaThe osteology of Ferrodraco lentoni, an anhanguerid pterosaur from the mid-Cretaceous of Australia Anhanguera taxonomy revisited: is our understanding of Santana Group pterosaur diversity biased by poor biological and stratigraphic control?The largest flying reptile from Gondwana: a new specimen of Tropeognathus cf. T. mesembrinus Wellnhofer, 1987 (Pterodactyloidea, Anhangueridae)Capacity for the cretaceous pterosaur Anhanguera to launch from waterPterosaur tracks and the terrestrial ability of pterosaursThe Secrets of Sand: A Journey Into the Amazing Microscopic World of SandGordo the GuardianPrep-a-Dino at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Dig-a-Dino at the Australian Age of DinosaursPals in Palaeo @palsinpalaeoHost: Adele Pentland @palaeodelOnline StoreTranscriptsThe Pals in Palaeo Cover ArtJenny Zhao Design @jennyzdesignCrumpet Club House@crumpetclubhouse The Pals in Palaeo Theme MusicHello Kelly @hellokellymusic Podcast Producer + Editor Jean-César Puechmarin @cesar_on_safariPodcast EditorFrançois "Francy" Goudreault @hellofrancy