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11-02-2017, 02:35 PM
Ancient Winged Terror Was One of the Largest Animals to Fly

A new pterosaur found in Mongolia had a 32-foot wingspan and likely feasted on baby dinosaurs.

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The fragmentary fossil of a truly enormous pterosaur has been found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. This formidable predator may have had a wingspan of 36 feet—close to the size a small aircraft and rivalling the largest winged reptiles known from Europe and North America.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/nature/ancient-winged-terror-was-one-of-the-largest-animals-to-fly.aspx