Hosted on MSN2mon
How ancient flying reptiles ruled the skies: Study uncovers pterosaur tail structures that enhanced flight capabilities
For example, in the early pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus, baby specimens have teardrop-shaped tail vanes. In their teenage years the vane took a kite-like shape and in adulthood it resembles a ...
Pterodactyl tail vanes functioned like ship sails, says latest research
The pterosaurs studied by the team belonged to ... Rhamphorhynchus had a long tail with a kite-shaped tail vane filled with ...
朝日新聞社3y
Pterosaur fossil unearthed in Kagoshima, near plesiosaur site
NAGASHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--A fossil of a pterosaur, a flying reptile from about 100 million years ago, has been discovered in Kagoshima Prefecture for the first time, according to Nagashima ...