Prehistoric winged beasts 'pole-vaulted' into flight

Controversial claims that enormous prehistoric winged beasts could not fly have been refuted by the most comprehensive study to date which asserts that giant pterosaurs were skilled in flight. The study, by Dr Mark Witton from the University of Portsmouth and Dr Michael Habib from Chatham University USA, contradicts recent assertions that the creatures were flightless and explains how they took to the air...

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