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04-12-2008, 04:19 PM
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Flying reptiles
A new fossil species found in Brazil - unusually since most have been found in China. This isn't all that big but it seems to have a relatively large mouth. The reconstruction looks as if it would be impossible to get lift-off!
BBC NEWS | England | Hampshire | New flying reptile species found
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14-12-2008, 01:28 PM
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Hi Paul,
That was a find and a half , and some size too,
it's a possibility that like the baleen whales it trawled the skies, mouth agape to catch insects on the wing, dit it acctualy flap/fly?, or climb up and launch itself off in a glide over water/land ?
Nice post,
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06-07-2009, 03:39 PM
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I suppose that flying reptiles are birds?
Now, what about flying amphibians ...... or, at least, a levitating one:
YouTube - levitating frog
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17-07-2009, 12:54 PM
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Not exactly a flying reptile, more a floating one .....
BBC - Earth News - Tiny lizard falls like a feather
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19-07-2009, 05:16 PM
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Thanks for your post. Intriguing to find this in Brazil as most were found in China.
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29-01-2010, 10:21 AM
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This suggests that there were (at least) two evolutionary lines leading to flight in dinosaurs: strange looking beast .... 
BBC News - New dinosaur discovery solves evolutionary bird puzzle
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15-11-2010, 02:28 PM
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How did they take off?
How did the pterosaurs become airborne? By vaulting from all four limbs, perhaps?
BBC News - Pterosaur reptile used "pole vault" trick for take-off
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21-01-2011, 04:46 PM
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There's all sorts of interesting things about this snippet but what strikes me is how like birds these pterosaurs were. Not unexpectedly but
BBC News - Fossil female pterosaur found with preserved egg
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