Ancient pterosaur's wings unlike any found in living animals.

Asian News International | August 5, 2009 | Copyright

Byline: ANI

Washington, August 5 (ANI): A new study, which examined an ancient Chinese pterosaur fossil, has found that the membranes in the creature's wings contain a complex pattern of fibers not found in any living animal, which gave them better control when they took to the skies.

The fibers "would have made it easier to make subtle adjustments of the wing membrane when flying, perhaps giving them better flight capability," said study co-author Alexander Kellner, a paleontologist at Brazil's Museu Nacional (National Museum) in Rio de Janeiro, told ...

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