Now, a team led by researchers and volunteers from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have uncovered the oldest known pterosaur in North America. In total, the team has uncovered over 1,200 individual fossils, including bones, teeth, fishscales, coprolites (aka fossilized poop), and the oldest known North American pterosaur. It is also the oldest pterosaur from North America, and one of the oldest pterosaur fossils on Earth. [ Related: Dinosaur Cove reveals a petite pterosaur species. ] Volunteer powerThe remarkable pterosaur fossil was found by preparator Suzanne McIntire, who volunteered in the National Museum of Natural History’s FossiLab for 18 years.