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  • Massive, ancient flying reptile had 'large fangs' that formed 'a toothy cage'

    01/02/2019 11:06:01 AM PST · by ETL · 28 replies
    FoxNews.com/Science ^ | Jan 2, 2019 | Chris Ciaccia | Fox News
    Pterosaurs may have scared frenzied tourists in 2015's "Jurassic World," but a newly classified species of the ancient reptile may have scared the wits out of its prey during the Jurassic era because of its massive fangs, a trait largely unseen in any of its relatives. Known as Klobiodon rochei (which means "cage tooth"), the species was discovered after bone fragments were taken from Stonefield Slate — an area, approximately 10 miles northwest of Oxford, described as a "rich source of Jurassic fossils." It was where the Megalosaurus, the first dinosaur discovered in Britain, was found. "Klobiodon has been known...