Pterosaur "Runway" Found; Shows Birdlike Landing Style
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 13:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Caught in the act in the dinosaur age, pterosaur feet left behind footprints that show a hopping, birdlike landing, say discoverers of the first known pterosaur landing tracks.
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