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Dinosaurs Took Off & Landed at Pterosaur Beach

by Jordan Yerman | August 19, 2009 at 02:10 pm

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Though not as large as their suaropod cousins, pterosaurs had the cool-factor of being able to fly. Palientologists have discovered a sort of prehistoric runway for flying dinos which they've dubbed "Pterosaur Beach". Located in France, this is not affiliated with Charles de Gualle International Airport.

This runway teaches us more about how pterosaurs used their feet during takeoff and landing. For example, it looks like pterosaurs would drag their toes along the ground to slow down, like a kid riding a BMX bike without brakes.

The footprints suggest the pterosaur — a "pterodactyloid" with a wingspan roughly 3 feet (1 meter) wide — flapped to stall its flight during landing, and then planted both of its 2-inch-long (5-centimeter-long) feet simultaneously at a high angle.

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jazzyzazzy

at 14:50 on August 19th, 2009

You ever saw kids play with toy Dinosuars, have, and it amazes me how they can tell you the different types,The big long complicated words they are called, roll right off a three year olds tongue like you wouldnt believe.Kids faces light up when they see The species,they love them, and if the dinosuars turned up on the beach,the kids would smile as the parents flee in terror.