It may seem as unlikely as a jackalope, but this newfound pterosaur "hodgepodge" is the real deal, paleontologists say. Scientists at the U.K.'s University of Leicester initially saw images of the flying reptile fossils earlier this year, and "our first thought was, Oh dear, it looks like a fake," said study co-author David Unwin. That's because the 160-million-year-old creature has the big head of its descendants, while the rest of its body—including its very long tail—seems cobbled together. (source: news.nationalgeographic.com)
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