KUMAMOTO, Japan (Kyodo) -- A fossil found nearly three decades ago in southwestern Japan's Kumamoto prefecture has been identified to be a previously unclassified genus and species of pterosaur, or prehistoric flying reptile, a local dinosaur museum said Tuesday.
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Japan dinosaur museum identifies fossil as new flying reptile species
Find uncovered in layer of rock dating to period tens of millions of years ago
An illustration shows what a newly identified species and genus of pterosaur found in southwestern Japan may have looked like. (Mifune Dinosaur Museum) © Kyodo
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