Two Extinct Flying Reptiles Compared: One Was A Glider, The Other A Parachutist

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 13:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A new study of extinct flying reptiles called kuehneosaurs, has shown that of the of the two genera found in Britain, Kuehneosuchus was a glider while Kuehneosaurus, with much shorter "wings," was a parachutist.

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