Flying Crocodiles, Which Lived Over 200 Million Years Ago, Discovered In England

Wings as long as 14.3 centimetres formed from ribs came out from the bodies of these flying crocodiles, allowing them to slow their descent when jumping from trees.

Flying crocodile: A student has discovered fossils of a 200-million-year-old flying crocodile genus in Somerset, England. Known as Kuehneosaurs, these gliding winged-reptiles were closely related to the ancestors of crocodilians and dinosaurs. ( Image Source :Mike Cawthorne/University of Bristol )

Flying crocodile: A student has discovered fossils of a 200-million-year-old flying crocodile genus in Somerset, England. Known as Kuehneosaurs, these gliding winged-reptiles were closely related to the ancestors of crocodilians and dinosaurs, and had an appearance similar to that of lizards. Kuehneosaurus is an extinct genus of reptiles from the Late Triassic period, which lasted between 237 million years ago and 201.4 million years ago.  The study describing the findings was published