Two baby pterosaurs that died 150 million years ago have helped scientists uncover the prehistoric event that claimed their lives and shaped their preservation.

Researchers from the University of Leicester say the fossilized remains of the tiny flying reptiles—nicknamed "Lucky" and "Lucky II"—show injuries consistent with death in a violent storm.

Their study, published in the journal Current Biology , suggests that these infant pterosaurs were struck down by powerful gusts of wind that fractured their wings mid-flight and sent them plummeting into a stormy lagoon.

Their bones were later preserved in the fine muds of what is now the Solnhofen Limestones of Germany. The Solnhofen Limestones are an example of a so-called Konservat-Lagerstätten, in which fossils are extraordinarily well-

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