How Did Giant Pterosaurs Fly?
No flying animal alive today comes close to their huge size.
How Did Giant Pterosaurs Fly? Be Smart
The largest pterosaurs like Quetzalcoatlus were closer in size to airplanes than birds. No flying animal alive today comes close to their huge size. So did giant pterosaurs actually fly? I went to see the fossil bones of the largest pterosaur that ever lived so I could learn how these winged giants actually took to the skies.
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