The fish that caught the pterosaur that caught the fish! Yes, really. Happy #FossilFriday This angry-looking fish is an Aspidorhynchus that snagged a pterosaur (Rhamphorhynchus) that had snatched a tiny fish. They became tangled, perished, and sank into the abyss. It comes from the famous Late Jurassic Solnhofen limestones near the town of Eichstätt in Bavaria, Germany, Not only are the fish's teeth and bill jammed in the pterosaur's leathery wing, but we have at least FIVE of these fish-eat-pte

One of the coolest fossils you'll ever see. The fish that caught the pterosaur that caught the fish! Quite possibly the angriest fish ever, this Aspidorhynchus had snagged a pterosaur (Rhamphorhynchus) that had snatched a tiny fish. They became tangled, sunk into the abyss and died together. When the pair became intertwined, the fish’s teeth and pointed bill became jammed in and had even punctured, part of the pterosaur’s leathery left wing. This is one of the 50 extraordinary fossils featured i

Pterosaur fossils are extremely rare. Imagine the excitement when a bone from a juvenile flying reptile was collected at Dinosaur Provincial Park through the Museum’s collaboration with the University of Reading field school. Learn more in this week’s fossil feature with our Dr. Caleb Brown. | Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology