Tag Archive for 'Romualdo Formation'

Artistic reconstruction of the filter-feeding pterosaur Barikibu waridza in the Early Cretaceous Romualdo Formation environment; the spinosaurid dinosaur in the background represents the putative predator that hunted Barikibu waridza. Image credit: Julio Lacerda.

New Filter-Feeding Pterosaur Species Discovered in Brazil

Nov 14, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

Named Bakiribu waridza, the newly-identified species is the first filter-feeding pterosaur from the tropics. Artistic reconstruction of the filter-feeding...

Life reconstruction of Aratasaurus museunacionali. Image credit: Maurilio Oliveira.

New Feathered Carnivorous Dinosaur Found in Brazil

Jul 14, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new genus and species of coelurosaurian dinosaur, Aratasaurus museunacionali, from the Romualdo Formation...