The uncovered skeleton - which consisted of the wings, legs, neck and a rib - is believed to be that of a juvenile cryodrakon. But researchers initially mistook the remains for that of a similar, previously known species.īut new research published Monday in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology contends that the fossils are that of an entirely new flying reptile with a wingspan of up to 10 metres.
One of the largest creatures ever to fly on this planet had a wingspan about the length of a school bus and soared through the skies of Western Canada.įossils for the winged pterosaur, dubbed the cryodrakon boreas - or “frozen dragon of the north wind” - were found in Alberta 30 years ago.
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