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Ancient 'Dragon of Death' flying reptile discovered in Argentina

Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 3:59 pm
by staarker
Argentine scientists discovered a new species of a huge flying reptile dubbed "The Dragon of Death" that lived 86 million years ago alongside dinosaurs, in a find shedding fresh insight on a predator whose body was as long as a school bus.

The new specimen of ancient flying reptile, or pterosaur, measured around 30 feet (9 meters) long and researchers say it predated birds as among the first creatures on Earth to use wings to hunt its prey from prehistoric skies. https://www.jpost.com/science/article-707497