Student finds fossil of 170 million year old winged reptile on Scottsh island BBC News
The world s largest Jurassic pterosaur a 170millionyearold winged reptile has been found protruding from the rocks of the Isle of Skye in Scotland In 2017 PhD student Amelia Penny spotted its sharptoothed jaw in a layer of ancient limestone on the coast. That initial discovery has now been followed up with detailed examination of the fossil skeleton, showing the flying lizard had a 2. 5m (8ft) wingspan. Please subscribe HERE , Fossil, Dinosaur, BBCNews
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