Pterosaurs (IMAGE)

University of Sheffield

Pterosaurs

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Physical and theoretical models show that pterosaurs (Thalassodromeus, right) could not meet the energy requirements of skimming, a rare feeding strategy practiced habitually by just a few extant Rynchops species(black skimmer, left).

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Mark Witton, University of Portsmouth

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