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Flying reptiles were prevalent over the skies of Cretaceous England 110 million years ago, a new study suggests.
The winged reptiles, pterosaurs, were the largest flying animals to have ever lived. The largest had a wingspan of over 30 feet and weighed about 550 pounds.
The study, published in the journal ZooKeys, reports that a bunch of pterosaur fossils were unearthed at a site known as Cambridge Greensand, located in the eastern part of England. (The idea of a flying reptile conjures up mythical images from Harry Potter films, many of which included locations at and around Oxford University, but not so much at Cambridge.)
The flying reptiles displayed a remarkable diversity in their appearances, according to Taissa Rodrigues and colleagues.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/06/12/giant-flying-reptiles-once-filled-england-skies/#ixzz2W6tVvJU0
