News Paleontology Large shadows fell on Cretaceous landscape By Sid Perkins October 10, 2001 at 11:26 am - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Paleontologists digging at a quarry in eastern Spain have unearthed remains of what they believe could be the largest flying animal yet discovered. The researchers estimate that the adult wingspan of the ancient reptile ranged from 5 meters to as much as 12 m–larger than that of an F-16 fighter aircraft.