Physics meets paleontology: The hotly debated mechanics of pterosaur flight
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A group of researchers has recently made an astounding discovery. Using an innovative imaging technique, an international team…
A group of researchers has recently made an astounding discovery. Using an innovative imaging technique, an international team…
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Der Flugsaurier Quetzalcoatlus northropi ist der das größte bekannte fliegende Tier, das es je gegeben hat, die vor über 67…
The pterosaur is the largest known flying animal to have ever existed, living on Earth more than 67 million years ago.
The pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus northropi is the largest known flying animal to have ever existed, living on Earth more than 67…
It had a wingspan of around 11 metres and had to jump into the air to take off.
The largest-ever flying animal acted like a giant heron, plucking prey from the water and launching itself into the air.
If you jumped in a time machine and headed back 70 million years to what is now the Big Bend region of Texas, you might have…
If you jumped in a time machine and headed back 70 million years to what is now the Big Bend region of Texas, you might have…
Pterosaurier: Ultraleicht nach dem Fahrrad-Prinzip Die Halswirbel der Pterosaurier waren fast völlig hohl.
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Paleontologists found the fossils of a pterosaur the size of a cat — and it’s not just cute as hell, it’s also an important cue…
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Imagine an animal the size of a small airplane flying above your head. This is what you might have seen 70m years ago when…
Early interpretation of Pteranodon. Credit: E.D. Cope. Public Domain. In the Mesozoic Era, the time of dinosaurs, the skies…