Thursday 12 August 2021

Australia’s real-life dragon

Thapunngaka shawI, Australia’s very own dragon
A fearsome beast with wings spanning 22 feet. A mouth like a spear. The closest thing we've seen to a real-life dragon. That's how Tim Richards describes the Thapunngaka shawi, a flying reptile whose fossils he's been studying at the University of Queensland's School of Biological Sciences. More…

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