Remains of ‘world’s largest Jurassic pterosaur’ recovered in Scotland

Discovery shows pterosaurs with a 2.5-metre wingspan existed about 25m years earlier than previously thought

It might be best known today for its otters and puffins but 170m years ago the Isle of Skye was home to an enormous flying reptile with a wingspan bigger than a kingsize bed, researchers have revealed.

Fossil hunters in Scotland say they have recovered the remains of the world's largest Jurassic pterosaur, adding the creature - known informally as a pterodactyl - also boasted a mouthful of sharp teeth for spearing and trapping fish.