Has a dragon been found?

Remains of “Dragon of Death” With 30-Foot Wingspan Found in Argentina. Fossilized remains from a giant flying reptile, dubbed by scientists The Dragon of Death, have been discovered in Argentina. The newly discovered species was the size of a bus and hunted prey from Earth's skies around 86 million years ago.
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Have they ever found a dragon?

The skeleton measures around 32 feet long and the skull weighs approximately 1.1 tons. The 180-million-year-old skeleton of a Rutland sea dragon has been discovered in the U.K. It's being called one of the most important finds in British paleontological history.
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Where is dragon found?

Dragons are usually said to reside in "dank caves, deep pools, wild mountain reaches, sea bottoms, haunted forests", all places which would have been fraught with danger for early human ancestors.
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Has a frozen dragon been found?

Newly-identified pterosaur species had a wingspan of 10 metres.
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Has any dragon fossils been found?

Officials at Anglian Water and the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust said Monday that they had uncovered the skeleton of an extinct prehistoric reptile predator, known colloquially as a sea dragon — the largest and most complete ever discovered in the U.K.
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Did fire-breathing dragons exist?

After all, a flying, fire-breathing reptile could never exist in real life, right? It's true no fire-breathing dragons have ever been discovered, yet flying lizard-like creatures exist in the fossil record. Some may be found in the wild today.
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Who created dragons?

Scholars say that belief in dragons probably evolved independently in both Europe and China, and perhaps in the Americas and Australia as well.
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Are there dragon bones?

Scientists have discovered the fossilised skull and bones of a "dragon" on a Severn Estuary beach near the town of Penarth in Wales. The juvenile dinosaur, named Dracoraptor hanigani - Latin for “dragon robber” - dates back 201 million years and is one of the oldest known Jurassic dinosaurs.
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Was there a dragon found in China?

Residents of a Chinese village claim that they found an actual 60 feet dragon skeleton Zhangjiakou City, in China's northern Hebei Province, but people on social media think it is fake.
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What dinosaur is closest to a dragon?

Described as 'the closest thing to a real life dragon,' scientists have discovered a new 'fearsome beast' from the time of the dinosaurs!
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Which dragons are still alive?

7 Real-Life Dragons That Live Up to Their Names
  • Ruby Seadragon. ...
  • Blue Dragon Sea Slug. ...
  • Pink Dragon Millipede. ...
  • Komodo Dragon. ...
  • Black Dragonfish. ...
  • Flying Dragons.
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How did dragons go extinct?

It is a well-known fact that, up until a few hundred years ago, dragons roamed England terrorising villages with their fiery breath and capturing maidens So why are they now extinct? Experts think that the main reason is the rise of football.
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Can dragons fly?

Typical western dragon with four legs, a pair of wings and massive size. Flight is one of the most recognizable abilities of typical dragons in fantasy and mythology. Most times, it's what divides dragons from serpents. But in real life flight in typical western Dragons seems highly unlikely.
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When did the dragons go extinct?

The last dragon belonging to House Targaryen died young in 153 AC, during the later part of the reign of King Aegon III, who was called the Dragonbane. Her death marked the extinction of dragons in Westeros and beyond, until Daenerys Targaryen managed to hatch three dragons around a century and a half later.
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Has a frozen dinosaur been found?

Scientists have discovered what they believe is the first dinosaur known to have lived in icy Greenland 214 million years ago, during the Late Triassic Period.
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What would Dragon Man look like?

Dragon Man had large, almost square eye sockets, thick brow ridges, a wide mouth, and oversized teeth. Prof Qiang Ji, from Hebei GEO University, says it is one of the most complete early human skull fossils ever discovered.
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Who found Dragon Man?

Paleontologist Ji Qiang has made global headlines with claims he's discovered a new species of early human named “Homo longi.” The 70-year-old tells Sixth Tone how the find really came about — and why critics misunderstand his work.
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Where was the Dragon Man found?

Massive "Dragon Man" skull found in China might be a new human evolutionary branch. A gigantic fossilized skull that was hidden in a well in China for 90 years has just been discovered by scientists — and it's making them rethink human evolution.
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Did dragons exist in the Middle Ages?

In the Middle Ages the dragon was almost always associated with the devil and Satan, the serpent of all evil; numerous stories portray the dragon as the bearer of evil, death, and misfortune. Yet surprisingly, many dragons in the medieval bestiary are not the large, scaly, fire-breathing beasts we're so familiar with.
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When did dragons first appear in history?

A medieval bestiary, which is a treatise on real or mythical animals, that dates to 1260 AD displays the earliest known Western dragon.
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How many countries have dragons?

Three countries in the world have dragons on their national flags. Wales: The dragon has been the symbol for Wales since the 800s, but the dragon was not put on the Welsh flag until 1959. The Welsh flag features a red dragon with wings, four legs and an arrow-shaped tail.
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How did dragons look like?

A dragon is usually represented as a huge, bat-winged, fire-breathing, scaly lizard or snake with a barbed tail. The belief in these creatures apparently arose without the slightest knowledge on the part of the ancients of dinosaurs, which have some remblance to dragons.
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Do any animals breathe fire?

Unfortunately, no documented animal has the ability to breathe fire, but there is one group of animals that is widely accepted as those that come closest to doing so: bombardier beetles.
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Does the Order of the Dragon still exist?

After the death of Sigismund in 1437, the Order of the Dragon lost much of its prominence, though its iconography was retained on the coats-of-arms of several noble families. Though The Order lost its prominence, it continued to exist, developing and growing to suit the needs of the time.
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Are flying dragons real?

Flying dragons survive on a diet of almost exclusively ants and termites. The lizards are found in densely wooded areas in the Philippines and Borneo in the east, across Southeast Asia and into Southern India. They are abundant throughout their range and have no special conservation status.
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