Giant Jurassic Pterosaur Fossil Discovered in Oxfordshire

The newly unearthed specimen, with a wingspan of 3.75 meters, is among the largest known pterosaurs from the Jurassic period.

Paleontologists found the fossil in a gravel pit near Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
The fossil belongs to an adult ctenochasmatoid pterosaur, a group known for long, slender wings and fine bristle-like teeth.
This discovery marks one of the first records of such pterosaurs from the Jurassic period in the UK.
The wingspan of 3.75 meters is significant for the Jurassic era, where pterosaurs typically had smaller wingspans.
The specimen is now one of the largest Jurassic pterosaurs worldwide, second only to a Swiss specimen.