New Pterosaur - A Posthumous Honor

[Uncle Siphuncle]

On a cold day in Februrary 2013, foremost pterosaur expert Dr. Timothy Myers from SMU joined Brent Dunn (aka Boneman007) and me for a day of collecting the Britton Formation in the DFW area.  To kick off the day's festivities, Brent selflessly donated a spectacular, one of a kind pterosaur rostrum to Tim for study on that crisp morning.  I don't remember what we went on to find that day, but Brent's selfless contribution to science on that crisp morning was monumental.  Sadly, Brent passed away suddenly at age 50 just 3 months later, but his growing legacy expanded once again through his donation.  For those just reading about this for the first time, please welcome Cimoliopterus dunni to the body of science.

 

http://westerndigs.org/pterosaur-fossil-found-near-dallas-shows-that-flying-reptiles-spread-from-europe/

[fossilized6s]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing this. 

 

50 is just too young.......

[BobWill]

I had just met Brent for the first time at a Dallas Paleo Society meeting shortly before he passed away. I liked him right away and hoped to get a chance to take him up on his offer to go fossil collecting some day. I'm so glad the species was named for him. Thanks for sharing this Dan.