GIANT FLYING PTEROSAURS COULD WALK TOO

Ancient tracks reveal that many pterosaurs were just as comfortable walking on the ground as they were flying through the skies during the age of dinosaurs.

- PATRICK PESTER

New research has discovered that pterosaurs diversified during the middle of the Jurassic period and evolved to walk more effectively on four limbs, using their hands and feet. Researchers also matched previously unidentified tracks to specific pterosaur groups, offering a new window into their lives.