Study finds Aus' largest flying reptile lived 105 million yrs ago

Researchers who studied a fossil found in 2011 have concluded that it belongs to Australia's largest flying reptile, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-metre wingspan, University of Queensland said. The pterosaur, named Thapunngaka shawi, is believed to have roamed the skies above Queensland 105 million years ago. It is a new species of pterosaur that had a metre-long skull.

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