Newsvine - How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground

From the page: "giant reptiles didn't launch into the air like birds. They leapt into the air off all four legs, said Mike Habib, of the university's Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution. Only vampire bats do something like that."

Reviewed by Diocletian9 Jan 24 2009, 06:07am ( 8 reviews ) • newsvine.com

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Rated by 0isin on Apr 18 2009, 8:57am

Dinosaurs = Size of planes.
Rated by Diocletian9 on Jan 24 2009, 6:07am

From the page: "giant reptiles didn't launch into the air like birds. They leapt into the air off all four legs, said Mike Habib, of the university's Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution. Only vampire bats do something like that."
Rated by AlisonRobin on Jan 12 2009, 7:07pm

Awesome!
Rated by 11saga11 on Jan 12 2009, 7:14am

This undated illustration provided by The Johns Hopkins University shows the massive 30-foot wingspan of the toothless pteranodon, left, was surpassed by that of Hatzegopteryx, right, at 40 feet or more. Pterosaurs, sometimes weighed more than 500 pounds, and yet they soared above the other dinosaurs. Experts couldn't figure out how because no bird can get that big could get off the ground. A new study has figured out how they did it: By leaping into the air from all fours - unlike any other flyers in history (except the vampire bats). (AP Photo/Johns Hopkins University, Mark Witton)

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