Posted on 06/14/2019 8:58:45 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Previously, pterodactyls were thought to only be able to take to the air once they had grown to almost full size, just like birds or bats. This assumption was based on fossilised embryos of the creatures found in China that had poorly developed wings...
Another fundamental difference between baby pterodactyls, also known as flaplings, and baby birds or bats, is that they had no parental care and had to feed and look after themselves from birth. Their ability to fly gave them a lifesaving survival mechanism which they used to evade carnivorous dinosaurs. This ability also proved to be one of their biggest killers, as the demanding and dangerous process of flight led to many of them dying at a very early age.
The research has also challenged the current view that pterodactyls behaved in a similar way to birds and bats and has provided possible answers to some key questions surrounding these animals. Since flaplings were able to both fly and grow from birth, this provides a possible explanation as to why they were able to reach enormous wingspans, far larger than any historic or current species of bird or bat. How they were able to carry out this process will require further research, but it is a question that wouldn't have been posed without these recent developments in our understanding.
(Excerpt) Read more at eurekalert.org ...
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“Another fundamental difference between baby pterodactyls, also known as flaplings, and baby birds or bats, is that they had no parental care and had to feed and look after themselves from birth. Their ability to fly gave them a lifesaving survival mechanism which they used to evade carnivorous dinosaurs. This ability also proved to be one of their biggest killers, as the demanding and dangerous process of flight led to many of them dying at a very early age.”
I love how they present speculation as established fact.
That first pic was not necessary.
Mon Dieu... C’est Fantastique!!!!
That was to slow down the heartbeats............
Dear god... those two NEVER belong on the same page ANYWHERE...
Could they fly from berth from birth?
They didn't.
Did pteros have bat wings? That flapping critter has bat wings. Just sayin’.
Yes, apparently they had skin stretched from legs to hands.............
Could they fly from their berth from birth and perch on a perch?
(I have to know).
I have wondered that some Pterodactyls actually did survive to near modern times, to when humans could have seen them, an developed the ‘dragon’ myths............
“Nobody wears an animal-hide bikini like Racquel...
NOBODY!!!!
Good lord-a-mighty... (Ok.. Im all right now...whew)...”
I was briefly face to face with her once. She really was beautiful. I was pretty young. I hate to think what kind of goofy look I must have had on my face.
Of course they know that for sure, they have seen them.
:^)
Hmm, well they might have had the ability to glide from birth, but certainly not the ability to fly, since even grown pterosaurs didn’t have that ability.
Also, pterosaurs did not have the ability to take off from the ground, but could only conceivably have been able to glide if they launched themselves from some significant height, if the atmospheric conditions back then were the same as they are today.
Personally I think it is likely that atmospheric pressure during the days of the dinosaurs was much greater than it is today, as that would handily solve a lot of issues not just with pterosaurs but with many other dinosaurs and ancient megafauna as well.
I always check out Newman’s decor. The crock pot in the living room is a favorite. Doesn’t he have a “Butter” poster, as well?
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