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.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cimoliopterus>
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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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Wiktionary's word of the day:
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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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Nothing in the world is harder than speaking the truth and
nothing easier than flattery. If there’s the hundredth part of a false
note in speaking the truth, it leads to a discord, and that leads to
trouble. But if all, to the last note, is false in flattery, it is just
as agreeable, and is heard not without satisfaction. It may be a coarse
satisfaction, but still a satisfaction. And however coarse the flattery,
at least half will be sure to seem true. That’s so for all stages of
development and classes of society.
--Crime and Punishment
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Crime_and_Punishment>
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