Newly-discovered species of prehistoric flying reptile ‘poses mystery’

The North African Alanqa, which expetrs say looks similar to the newly-discovered species of pterosaur (Davide Bonadonna/PA)

A trawl through century-old fossil collections has led to a surprising find – a new mystery species of pterosaur.

The legendary flying lizards ruled the skies millions of years ago but the new find is like nothing palaeontologists have seen before.