OK, to understand this, we need a little history lesson first. Bear with me for a second. From the turn of the century through the 1960s, paleontology was in what one might consider the "Dark ages". read more
From the turn of the century through the 1960s, paleontology was in what one might consider the "Dark ages". Fossil reptiles were in those years much maligned, considered cold-blooded and unsuccessful, and thought to have little scientific worth. read more
History: (Monsters on the Prowl#15/3) - The Pterodactyl's bones were discovered by men working on a tunnel from Manhattan to New Jersey, and a pair of paleontologists, Thomas and Henry, were brought in to examine the find. read more