Recently, according to foreign media IGN, a paleontologist team found a new pterosaur fossil in the Andes region of Argentina. It is speculated that it is about 9 meters long. It is the largest pterosaur found in South America and one of the largest flying vertebrates in history.
The team of paleontologists unearthed about 40 bones and fragments with an estimated wingspan of about 30 feet (9 meters) and the length of a school bus. They said that the huge skeleton of the fossil makes the new species the largest pterosaur found so far in South America and one of the largest pterosaurs found in the world.
Leonardo Ortiz of the national kuyo University, the project leader, said that because the fossil has unprecedented characteristics, a new genus and species name is needed. Soon after, the new pterosaur was named "death pterosaur" [thanatosdrakon Amaru, a combination of Thanatos and drakon in ancient Greek]. Otiz said it seemed appropriate to name it in this way. The scene of hunting prey in prehistoric sky must be terrible.
It is reported that the rocks that preserved the remains can be traced back to the Cretaceous period 86 million years ago, which lasted from 145 million years ago to 66 million years. The dreaded species lived for at least 20 million years before an asteroid hit what is now Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula 66 million years ago, killing about three-quarters of life on earth. The researchers say the new findings will enable scientists to expand their knowledge of the anatomy of this diverse pterosaur population.