Sordes pilosus and the nature of the pterosaur flight apparatus
@article{Unwin1994SordesPA, title={Sordes pilosus and the nature of the pterosaur flight apparatus}, author={David M. Unwin and Natasha N. Bakhurina}, journal={Nature}, year={1994}, volume={371}, pages={62-64} }
IT is now generally accepted that pterosaurs, Mesozoic reptiles, were true fliers, but the nature of their flight apparatus is still much disputed. Evidence has been presented in favour of bird-like reconstructions with narrow, stiff wings free of the legs16 and bat-like reconstructions with extensive wings incorporating both fore and hind limbs710, but the Solnhofen Limestone pterosaurs, upon which these models are based, are not sufficiently well preserved to resolve these conflicting…
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