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Fossil Provides Glimpse of Giant Flying Reptile

guardian.co.uk — Soaring overhead in the Cretaceous skies with taut, leathery wings longer than a family car, it would have made an unnerving sight. Scientists who analysed a fossil that lay in a German museum for years after its discovery have glimpsed for the first time one of the most imposing of the prehistoric flyers.

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  • inactive, on 12/04/2008, -0/+34why submit the version withOUT a picture of the flying beast??
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/dec/03/flyi ...
  • inactive, on 12/05/2008, -3/+11Jesus used to ride on one of those creatures.
  • Junior612, on 12/05/2008, -0/+6Pterosaur anyone?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterosaur
  • leapingstan, on 12/05/2008, -1/+5we should build a time machine just to see those
  • poidh, on 12/05/2008, -1/+4Looks like something out of The Mist (2007).
  • thegrantman, on 12/05/2008, -1/+3That's right out of Pitch Black.
  • leapingstan, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2Humanity, shmonamity, I wanna see a pterodactyl!
  • lornali, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2I agree it would be unnerving, but it would also be a majestic sight
  • doctechnical, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2Smaug? Is that you?
  • whiteguysamurai, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2Dinosaurs were related to, or were the precursor to, birds, not reptiles.
  • armakaryk, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2"if you ever travel back in time don't step on anything"
  • inactive, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2ill digg ya up for that one...im in a good mood
  • wenomspitta, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2don't you know that Jesus is God? AND the Holy Spirit?
    ... talk about triple persona disorder
  • stevieWonderz, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2wtf were those super monkeys in that movie?? damn you bradbury....
  • wenomspitta, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2how would you describe pterosaurs to the general public then?
  • wenomspitta, on 12/05/2008, -1/+3your mom is so old she used to date one
  • wenomspitta, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2A story in metric on digg!?
    never thought I'd see the day...
  • Brododium, on 12/05/2008, -0/+2No freakin' way, you'd end up stepping on a beetle, which would fail to be eaten by a smaller dinosaur and cause some horrible sequence of events which results in the down-fall of humanity.
  • fattehboi, on 12/05/2008, -1/+2aerodactyl?

    psh, I have like 15 of those
  • ofnature, on 12/05/2008, -0/+1You mean they aren't dinosaurs, they are most definitly reptiles.
  • joey101010, on 12/05/2008, -1/+2Raptor Jesus, at that. He made even the most exotic of airbourne reptiles his bitch.
  • inactive, on 12/05/2008, -1/+2Right, as opposed to The Mist (1492)
  • mikebritton, on 12/05/2008, -1/+2Yeah, I want a pic!!!!
  • inactive, on 12/05/2008, -1/+2pict pleez
  • inactive, on 12/05/2008, -2/+2CTHULHU!?
  • stevieWonderz, on 12/05/2008, -1/+1KROM lol

    Meybe they can whip us up some clones outta sheeps and WE CAN TAKE TO THE SKIES.
  • syntaxgs, on 12/05/2008, -2/+2i meant not a God, i Meant a pic of Jesus.
  • inactive, on 12/05/2008, -3/+3your mom provides a glimpse of a giant flying reptile
  • whiteguysamurai, on 12/05/2008, -2/+2They aren't reptiles.
  • xbomb, on 12/05/2008, -1/+1Gamera?

    "Tibby oh Tibby" (mst3k...)
  • ronmat, on 12/05/2008, -2/+1http://trafficjoeman.onlinesites.de
  • syntaxgs, on 12/05/2008, -3/+2I wish this was a Flying T-Rex! That would be owning. =) I would photo edit a God onto it for big lols if I had a big picture of it. and i'd post it on FaceBook for my friends to see LOL
  • zuiquan, on 12/04/2008, -4/+2Neat!
  • NefedovStorm, on 12/04/2008, -7/+3I'll give you a glimpse of my giant flying reptile!
  • Ysabetwordsmith, on 12/04/2008, -6/+1I doubt that it could breathe fire, but otherwise: DRAGON. How cool!

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