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‘Flying Dragon’ Fossil Found Preserved In Rock In Chile

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Fossils similar to those found in the desert. The Rhamphorhynchoid was a small pterosaur with a long tail and a full-toothed beak.

Nationalgeographic.co.id—Scientists have identified the remains fossil winged lizards excavated in the Atacama Desert, Chili as “Dragon fly”—the very first of its kind ever found in the Southern Hemisphere.

Pterosaurs, which flew freely in the sky 160 million years ago, had a wingspan of 2 meters; long and pointed tail; and protruding teeth—features that gave the Jurassic Era the Creatures with the nickname “Dragon scary fly.

Although the exact genus and species of the winged lizard is unknown, scientists think it was a member of Rhamphorhynchinae, a subfamily of rhamphorhynchoids, which is one of the two main types of pterosaurs (alongside pterodactyloids).


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