2022.09.04

Water Launch

Pterosaurs could have vaulted into flight from the water

Fossil showing pterosaur © 2022 Scientific American skeleton and soft tissues. Source: “Quadrupedal Water Launch Capability Demonstrated in Small Late Jurassic Pterosaurs,” by Michael Pittman et al., in Scientific Reports, Vol. 12; April 21, 2022

Fossil showing pterosaur © 2022 Scientific American skeleton and soft tissues. Source: “Quadrupedal Water Launch Capability Demonstrated in Small Late Jurassic Pterosaurs,” by Michael Pittman et al., in Scientific Reports, Vol. 12; April 21, 2022

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