Pterosaur's Wing, "Hairs" Unlike Any Living Animals'
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - 09:21
in Biology & Nature
New analysis of a well-preserved pterosaur fossil has revealed that the creature had uniquely complex wing membranes and a covering of fibers quite different from the hair on modern mammals.
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