Dearc
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Dearc (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [tʲɛrxk] ) is a genus of large-bodied rhamphorhynchine pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic Lealt Shale Formation of Scotland. The holotype, a juvenile or subadult that was still actively growing, has an estimated wingspan of 2.5 to 3 meters, making it the largest flying animal of its time. This pushes the origin of large pterosaurs back significantly, as it was
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| Dearc Temporal range: Middle Jurassic,
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Pterosauria |
| Family: | †Rhamphorhynchidae |
| Tribe: | †Angustinaripterini |
| Genus: | †Dearc Jagielska et al., 2022 |
| Species: | †D. sgiathanach
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| Binomial name | |
| †Dearc sgiathanach Jagielska et al., 2022
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