‘Demonic pelican’ fossil unearthed in outback Queensland
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6NG53)
New species of 100m-year-old flying reptile pterosaur discovered near Richmond in western Queensland
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The skeleton of a fearsome predator dubbed a demonic pelican" has been unearthed, 100m years after soaring over inland Australia.
The new species of pterosaur, a flying reptile which would have lived during the age of dinosaurs, was discovered outside the rural town of Richmond in western Queensland.
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