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SHOCKING: German quarry yields 145 million year old elvis pterosaur with unique bony head crest - What They Never Told You

Petrodactyle Restored skeleton. A 145 million-year-old pterosaur dubbed Elvis because of its quiff-like bony head crest has been discovered in a German quarry. PHOTO BY SKYE MCDAVID/SWNS 

A 145 million-year-old pterosaur dubbed “Elvis” because of its quiff-like bony head crest has been discovered in a German quarry.

The flying reptile, which wasn’t fully grown but had a two-meter wingspan, was nearly complete and exquisitely preserved in the rock.

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