PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Pterosaurs Took Flight on All Fours
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 14:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Using "Schwarzenegger" strength, the ancient flying reptiles could make a leaping launch from flat ground in less than a second, a new study says.
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