70-Million-Year-Old Giant Flying Reptile Fossil Unearthed in Syria

70-Million-Year-Old Giant Flying Reptile Fossil Unearthed in Syria

Two giant, long-necked azhdarchids. Credit: Mark Witton / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 A fossil uncovered in central Syria has been identified as belonging to a gigantic flying reptile that lived approximately 70 million years ago, marking the first discovery of a pterosaur in the country. The find includes part of a large upper arm bone, suggesting the creature may have had a wingspan exceeding 10 meters (33 feet), placing it among the larg…