Dearc
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dearc-233-2334786
title:
Dearc
text:
Dearc is a genus of large-bodied rhamphorhynchine pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic Lealt Shale Formation of Scotland. The holotype, a juvenile or subadult that was still actively growing, has an estimated wingspan of 2.5 to 3 meters, making it the largest flying animal of its time. This pushes the origin of large pterosaurs back significantly, as it was previously assumed that pterosaurs did not reach greater body sizes until the short-tailed pterodactyloid lineages of the Cretaceous. The genu
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Genus of rhamphorhynchine pterosaur
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dearc
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date modified:
2024-04-20T11:28:05Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Dearc_restoration.jpg","width":2500,"height":1790}
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13
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