An artist's illustration depicts a baby pterosaur struggling against the powerful winds of a storm. Rudolf Hima

A violent storm may have sent two baby pterosaurs spiraling to their deaths in a lagoon about 150 million years ago, based on a new analysis of the tiny, astonishingly well-preserved fossils. This latest research also provides fresh clues that may unravel a broader enduring mystery surrounding the site where the specimens were found.

The prehistoric flying reptiles, nicknamed Lucky and Lucky II by the authors of a new study published in the journal Current Biology on September 5, were likely a few days to weeks old when they died in what is now southern Germany.

The fossils, which dated to between 153 million and 148 million years ago during the Jurassic Period, are among

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