Study: Pterosaurs used 4 legs to lift off
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 10:56
in Paleontology & Archaeology
BALTIMORE, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Dinosaur-era pterosaurs, often referred to as pterodactyls, used their "arms" as well as their legs to leap into flight, a computerized model suggests.
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