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Fossils of giant pterosaurs found in Transylvania

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Post by Ria Mon Jan 30, 2017 6:54 am

[size=39]Fossils of giant pterosaurs found in Transylvania[/size]
(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers in the U.K. has identified fossils found in the Transylvania area in Romania as those of a pterosaur they have named Hatzegopteryx—a giant, muscle-bound flying reptile that could eat prey as large as a small horse. In their paper published in the journal Peer, Mark Witton with Portsmouth University and Darren Naish, with the University of Southampton describe the fossils and what they believe the creature looked like when it was alive.

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Post by Spiral Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:16 am


Azhdarchid pterosaurs include the largest animals to ever take to the skies with some species exceeding 10 metres in wingspan and 220 kg in mass.



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Post by Tonz Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:52 am

The largest wingspan bird we have now, the albatross 3.6 mt.
and its prehistoric version was 6.4 mt.

so this is 40% bigger than the prehistoric albatross.

You would need a lot of bacon to go with one their eggs hey!lol
in fact you could probally sleep in one.
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