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Fossils of such a beast, dubbed the &#8220;dragon of death,&#8221; have been unearthed by scientists in the Andes mountains region of Argentina, according to a report by Reuters. <br \/><br \/>The ancient flying reptiles roamed the skies 86 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period, at around the same time as dinosaurs. The creature had a huge wingspan, measuring up to about 30-feet long.<br \/><br \/>This new species is now one of the largest flying reptiles discovered worldwide, and the largest found in South America. <br \/><br \/>&#8220;Dragon of death&#8221; is a catchy moniker stemming from the newly discovered creature&#8217;s official scientific name: Thanatosdrakon amaru. The name is a combination of the ancient Greek words for death (thanatos) and dragon (drakon). <br \/><br \/>&#8220;It seemed appropriate to name it that way,&#8221; project leader Leonardo Ortiz told Reuters. &#8220;It&#8217;s the dragon of death.&#8221;<br \/><br \/>The research was published in the scientific journal Cretaceous Research in April.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ancient flying terrors were as large as school buses. The &#8216;Dragon of Death&#8217; feasted on birds over 80 million years ago. Imagine a winged dinosaur the size of a school bus casting a massive shadow over you as it swoops down to Earth. 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