Lasers, Waffle Fries and the Secrets in Pterosaurs’ Tails
Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in ...
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Secret canals in flying dinosaur cousin’s bones could inspire lighter, tougher planes
Researchers suggest that studying the biological designs of prehistoric creatures could advance materials science.
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Rare Neck Fossil With Puncture Mark Suggests a Prehistoric Crocodilian Snacked on a Young ...
The fossil sheds light on interactions within the Cretaceous food web and may represent the first record of this type of ...
How can pterosaur bones help aeroplane designers?
Studying the ancient flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs could help engineers make aeroplanes that are more ...
From pterosaur to planes: how fossils from a flying reptile could make aircraft safer
The pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight. The species evolved to form enormous wingspans reaching ...
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5 "Dinosaurs" That Weren't Dinosaurs At All
But, alas, the mosasaurs were not dinosaurs. As with plesiosaurs, the biggest giveaway is its habitat: “With the exception of ...
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The Mystery Of Flying Dinosaurs Has Finally Been Solved
They weren’t birds, but pterosaurs—-ancient flying reptiles of the archosaur clade, closely related to dinosaur relatives still alive today like crocodiles—and for over 150 million years ...
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The Evolution of the Flying Reptiles: Pterosaurs of the Mesozoic Era
Despite being overshadowed by their terrestrial dinosaur counterparts in popular media, pterosaurs played a crucial role in the prehistoric ecosystems that spanned over 150 million years. This article ...
Ancient pterosaur bones could inspire the future of aerospace engineering
The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of ...