
An extinct reptile with a massive wingspan leapt 8 feet in the air to take off
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The pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus was the largest known flying animal that ever lived. The ancient reptile had a wingspan of up to 40 feet and had hollow bones to help it fly in the sky, according to new research.
The pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus, the largest known flying animal that ever lived, boasted a 40-foot (12-meter) wingspan that would allow it to soar through the sky, according to a research collection published Wednesday by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.
Scientists were puzzled for decades at how such a large creature could fly, said coauthor Matthew Brown, director of vertebrate paleontology collections at The University of Texas in Austin.

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