The creature is similar to the largest pterosaurs known, yet key characteristics gleaned from a cache of bones unearthed in Canada show it’s actually part of a new genus and species. It’s called Frozen Dragon of the North.Ĭontact: Gary Polakovic (213) 740-9226 or USC scientist and colleagues have identified a new species of giant flying reptile that once soared over what is now North America. The prehistoric creature had a wingspan like a small plane, it could soar across oceans or continents and it expands our understanding of pterosaurs.