The fossil of the world's largest Jurassic pterosaur has been discovered in Scotland.
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Student Amelia Perry spotted the fossil from the 170-million-year-old reptile protruding from rocks on the Isle of Skye in 2017 and the find has now been followed up with a detailed examination of the fossil skeleton.
The studies, which have been published in the journal Current Biology, show that the flying lizard has a wingspan of 2.5m (8ft).
The analysis - led by PhD student Natalia Jagielska - also revealed that the creature comes from a species new to science. It has been given the Gaelic name Dearc sgiathanach in honour of the Isle of Skye.
Jagielska said: "Dearc is a fantastic example of why palaeontology will never cease to be astounding.
"Pterosaur fossils as complete as this are very rare.
"As flying animals, their bones are really light, just like today's birds.
"That makes them incredibly fragile and so they don't usually preserve as fossils."