Scientists at the University of Queensland have recorded the discovery of the ‘dragon’, the largest flying reptile in Australia’s history. The study, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, revealed the existence of a pterodactyl with a wingspan of more than seven meters that lived on the Australian continent 105 million years ago.
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Artistic representation of the animal by paleontologists from the University of Queensland.
The fossil was discovered by a fossil named Lin Shuo. Professional foundries operating in the Australian outback in search of gold and fossils. The object was collected by the University of Queensland, it was just an animal jaw, and it looked like dinosaur It is probably closest to the common dragons in fantasy books.
“It’s the closest thing we have to a real dragon; it was basically just a skull with a long neck attached to a pair of long wings. This creature is said to have a beautiful wild predator. The little dinosaur will only see a great shadow and won’t hear anything until it’s too late.” Tim Richards, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Dinosaur Laboratory at the Queensland College of Biological Sciences explains.
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The animal was named Shawy Thapunngaka In honor of the indigenous peoples who inhabited the area, such as the Wanamara Nation.
Includes genus name, Thapunngaa, Thapun [ta-boon] he’s a doctor [nga-ga], the words in Wanamara mean respectively “peak” and “mouth”, Steve Salisbury, co-author of the study, said in a note. The Shui species name honors fossil discoverer Lin Shuo, which is why the name means “Mouth of the Shu Spear.”
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The head of the Australian “dragon” is huge and is considered one of the largest predators in Oceania.
The animal, whose head is one meter high and with more than 40 fangs in its mouth, is on display at the Chronosaurus Corner Museum in Richmond, New South Wales. Its discovery is important to Australian paleontology and shows the diversity of dinosaurs in the world.
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