Paleontology

Young pterosaurs probably died in violent Jurassic storms

Fossils from Germany suggest young flyers were felled by violent winds 150 million years ago

An artist's illustration of a young pterosaur struggling to fly in violent winds.

A Pterodactylus hatchling (illustrated) struggles to fly in powerful storm winds.

Rudolf Hima

By Carolyn Gramling

The broken wings of two young pterosaurs may reveal how hundreds of their kind met their end about 150 million years ago.