This image released by the National Museum, shows the"Nemicolopterus crypticus" a new
species of tiny prehistoric flying reptile, presented by Brazilian palaeontologists in a news conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 11, 2008.
The toothless flying reptile lived in gingko forests that existed some 120 million years ago in present north-eastern China. With a windspan of 10 inches (250 mm), the species is one of the smallest pterosaurs known to date. (AUSTRAL FOTO/RENZO GOSTOLI)

This image released by the National Museum, shows the"Nemicolopterus crypticus" a new
species of tiny prehistoric flying reptile, presented by Brazilian palaeontologists in a news conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 11, 2008.
The toothless flying reptile lived in gingko forests that existed some 120 million years ago in present north-eastern China. With a windspan of 10 inches (250 mm), the species is one of the smallest pterosaurs known to date. (AUSTRAL FOTO/RENZO GOSTOLI)