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Published online 10 June 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040607-6

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Perfect pterosaur found in fossil egg

Find sheds light on prehistoric flying reptiles.

The preserved bones of ancient creatures allow fossil-hunters to glimpse lives lived millions of years ago. But researchers in China have uncovered the remains of a life that was snatched away before it had even begun.

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