brief introduction

An ancient creature that lived about 240 million years ago. It lives in subtropical forests, can grow to 0.7 meters long and has gliding ability. Jumping from the tree, you can easily fly 9 meters and then land. It belongs to lizard reptiles, hence the name "flying lizard". There are many kinds of flying lizards, among which the hole-resistant lizard and the gliding lizard are two kinds.

Research frontier

Academics generally believe that archaeopteryx is the ancestor of birds, but the discovery of paleontologists a few days ago will break this traditional statement. British paleontologists recently studied prehistoric reptile fossils that could "fly" 235 million years ago. The study believes that this animal is probably the "first bird" in the world. The research results will rewrite the history of winged animals.

The discovery of flying lizards advanced the flight history of animals by 50 million years, making them the earliest "birds" in the world. This extinct fossil of Konnai lizard was first unearthed in the 1950s. At the beginning of this year, British experts studied two kinds of flying lizards-Konnai lizard and gliding lizard, and found their amazing flying ability.