Fossil featuring sharp claws, a nasty beak discovered(1/2)

Artist interpretation of Venetoraptor gassenae. (Photo provided to China News Service)

A team of paleontologists has found the fossilized remains of a creature they describe as a precursor to the pterosaur at a dig site in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The fossil has been dated back to approximately 230 million years ago.

A skeleton and scaled reconstruction of newly classified reptile Venetoraptor gassenae dates back 233?million years. (Photo provided to China News Service)