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Physics meets paleontology: The hotly debated mechanics of pterosaur flight

19/07/2022 03:27 PM | Click to read full article

A group of researchers has recently made an astounding discovery. Using an innovative imaging technique, an international team of scientists has uncovered remarkable details of a pterosaur's soft tissue.

Despite an age of approximately 145–163 million years, the wing membrane and the webbing between both feet managed to survive fossilization.

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