U.S. WAS A SITE FOR 'SAUR FLIES

Oldest winged dino find is a 'vital' discovery

- BY STEPHEN BEECH

THE fossilised remains of North America's oldest known flying dinosaur - dating back more than 200 million years - have been unearthed.

Researchers say the “seagull-sized” pterosaur would have been small enough to comfortably perch on a person's shoulder.

Pterosaurs lived alongside other dinosaurs - as well as frogs and turtles - and were the first vertebrates to evolve powered flight.