Two 150-million-year-old baby pterosaurs changed what we know about life and death

Two 150-million-year-old baby pterosaurs changed what we know about life and death

In the smooth limestone area of southern Germany, where lagoons glittered beneath a tropical sun, scientists are studying two tiny fossils, speaking across 150 million years. These remains are from baby pterosaurs, wing spans no larger than your hand, who died almost as quickly as they were born. Preserved in the Solnhofen limestone beds of Bavaria, these small creatures, dubbed Lucky and Lucky II, may explain one of the oldest mysteries of pale…