Preserved Bones of <I>Kryptodrakon progenitor</I> (IMAGE)

George Washington University

Preserved Bones of <I>Kryptodrakon progenitor</I>

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The preserved bones of Kryptodrakon progenitor (shown here in different views) has yielded new discoveries on the origin of the pterodactyloids, a group of flying reptiles that would go on to become the largest known flying creatures to have ever existed. Scale bar is 50 mm.

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Illustration by Brian Andres

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