Cimoliopterus is a genus of pterosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous. The first known specimen, consisting of the front part of a snout, was discovered in Kent, England, and described as the new species Pterodactylus cuvieri in 1851. It was depicted as models in Crystal Palace Park in the 1850s. In 2013, the species was moved to a new genus, as Cimoliopterus cuvieri. In 2015, a snout discovered in Texas was named as C. dunni, a new species in the genus. C. cuvieri is estimated to have had a wingspan of 3.5 metres (11 ft), and C. dunni is thought to have been similar in size. Cimoliopterus would have been covered in pycnofibres (hair-like filaments), and had extensive wing-membranes, distended by long wing-fingers. They were probably adapted for long- distance oceanic soaring; their fossils have mainly been found in marine settings. They possibly fed while flying by dipping their long jaws into water and catching fish with their interlocking teeth.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1813:
War of 1812: A British–Canadian force repelled an American attack at the Battle of Crysler's Farm, forcing the United States to give up their attempt to capture Montreal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Crysler%27s_Farm
1918:
The armistice between the German Empire and the Allies was signed in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiègne of France (signatories pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice_of_11_November_1918
1965:
Rhodesia, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith, unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia%27s_Unilateral_Declaration_of_Independence
1975:
During a constitutional crisis in Australia, Governor-General John Kerr dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's government and dissolved Parliament for a double-dissolution election. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis
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war-weary: 1. Weary or tired of war. 2. Tired from fighting in a war. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/war-weary
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