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Remains of huge fossilized flying reptile displayed in Rio.

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  • 21-03-2013 2:43pm
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    LordSutch
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    The fossilized remains of a huge prehistoric flying reptile was unveiled Wednesday at the Rio de Janeiro National Museum where an international congress on the extinct species is to be held in May. "What makes it particularly special is that it is the most complete fossil ever found, with virtually the entire skeleton and even the skull preserved," said Alexander Kellner, a paleontologist of the Rio Federal University as he presented a life-size mock-up of the pterosaur or "winged lizard."

    The creature has a wingspan of 8.2 meters (27 feet).

    The fossil, attributed to the "Tropeognathus mesembrinus" species, was found in the Chapada do Araripe plateau of northeastern Brazil.

    Kellner described it as "the biggest ever found in the southern hemisphere and the third worldwide."

    Full article here > > > http://uk.news.yahoo.com/remains-huge-fossilized-flying-reptile-displayed-rio-235830812.html#ihRLTkd


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    Adam Khor
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    This is none other than our beloved giant Ornithocheirus from Walking with Dinosaurs.
    For some reason, in Wikipedia it is said that Tropeognathus is no longer valid and actually a species of Ornithocheirus, so I wonder if this has changed again...


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    Galvasean
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    Wiki's palaeontology stuff tends to be very up to date.


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