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

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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