It appears some paleo-herpetologists -- i.e., zoologists specializing in ancient reptiles -- are also avid kung fu fans.
Upon discovering fossilized remains of a new species of pterodactyloid -- a class of ancient reptile that evolved into the largest flying creatures ever to inhabit earth -- a group of U.S. and Chinese scientists named the animal "kryptodrakon progenitor," a tribute to Ang Lee's Oscar-winning martial arts epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ("krypto" = hidden; "drakon" = dragon, or serpent; and progenitor refers to the creature's status as the earliest of the pterodactyloids, a type of pterosaur). Pterosaurs went on to become the dominant winged animals of the prehistoric world.
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