#kongonaphon

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#Paleostream 5/04/2025

here's today's #Paleostream sketches!!!

today we sketched Terminonatator, Armadillosuchus, Suminia, and Kongonaphon

[the-dragon-girl-27]

flocking posts

Terminonatator, Armadillosuchus, Suminia, and Kongonaphon

[impulseimpact]

paleostream flocking 4th april 2025

terminonatator armadillosuchus suminia kongonaphon

[veloci-raptor]

Flocking Together #78

Terminonatator/Armadillosuchus

Suminia/Kongonaphon

[edgescience]

A newly described proto-dino-pterosaur provides new insights into the evolution of both dinosaurs and pterosaurs.

[saint-nevermore]

a warm up of Kongonaphon, a tiny archosaur smaller than a cat, which was recently described. it's very leggy, and was likely an insectivore, and is currently classified as a pterosauromorph (though there's some debate about this!)

[si-nequal-is]

Kongonaphon kely

[erebusvincent]

Meet the 'tiny bug slayer,' an ancient relative of dinosaurs

A "tiny bug slayer" that only reached 4 inches in height was the ancestor of much larger dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs 237 million years ago, according to a new study.

(CNN)A "tiny bug slayer" that only reached 4 inches in height was the ancestor of much larger dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs 237 million years ago, according to a new study.

The diminutive fossil was found in Madagascar, where other intriguing fossils have helped researchers paint a picture of unique animals that lived millions of years ago.

The study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

 While dinosaurs were some of the largest creatures to walk the Earth and pterosaurs were the largest to ever fly, their origins may be rooted in creatures on a much smaller scale. This would include the newly discovered fossil Kongonaphon kely, a name comprised of a mix of Malgasy and ancient Greek that means "tiny bug slayer."