Min Bannister
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Okay, it is the fossil of a very extinct flying reptile that has been named that by its discoverers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61568468
More at the link including some pictures of what it would have looked like.
They actually discovered a pair of these reptiles and think that they probably travelled in groups. Must have been an impressive sight.
Okay, it is the fossil of a very extinct flying reptile that has been named that by its discoverers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61568468
Fossilized remains from a giant flying reptile the size of a bus have been discovered in Argentina.
The Dragon of Death, as scientists have dubbed the new species, hunted prey from Earth's skies around 86 million years ago.
When fully extended, its wings measured a massive nine metres (30 ft) from one tip to the other.
The sheer size of the predator paints a "terrifying vision", the scientist behind the find told the BBC.
"This species had a height similar to that of a giraffe," project leader Leonardo Ortiz said, with a wingspan that "defies the limits of our biological understanding".
More at the link including some pictures of what it would have looked like.
They actually discovered a pair of these reptiles and think that they probably travelled in groups. Must have been an impressive sight.