Pterosaur, world’s biggest mid-Jurassic flying animal, discovered in Scotland

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: March 02 2022

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Researchers have spotted a fossil on the Isle of Skye in northwest Scotland.
This fossil has been described as the biggest pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic period discovered so far.
The new findings were published in Current Biology this week.
Scientists have termed the new species as ‘Dearc sgiathanach'.
The term is pronounced as “jark ski-an-ack,” which a Scottish Gaelic name is meaning both “winged reptile and reptile from Skye.
Pterosaurs or pterodactyls, who are commonly known as flying reptiles, have existed from the Late Triassic that was around 228 million years ago.

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Pterosaur, world’s biggest mid-Jurassic flying animal, discovered in Scotland