How Did Giant Pterosaurs Fly?

submitted by Huzzaz on 06/10/20 1

Follow me to @thebrainscoop! youtu.be/GB1IXOeOzpI We’re on PATREON! Join the community ►► www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ The largest pterosaurs like Quetzalcoatlus were closer in size to airplanes than birds. No flying animal alive today comes close to their huge size. So did giant pterosaurs actually fly? I went to see the fossil bones of the largest pterosaur that ever lived so I could learn how these winged giants actually took to the skies. Watch Emily’s new show “Prehistoric Road Trip” on PBS and Amazon Prime starting June 17, 2020!!! www.pbs.org/show/prehistoric-road-trip/ Special thanks: Michael Habib, Ph.D. twitter.com/aeroevo Matthew Brown/University of Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collection References: sites.google.com/view/giant-pterosaurs-references/home SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► bit.ly/iotbs_sub Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons: AlecZero Diego Lombeida Dustin Ernesto Silva George Gladding Jay Stephens Marcus Tuepker Megan K Bradshaw Peter Ehrnstrom Ron Kakar vincbis Join us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart Twitter www.twitter.com/DrJoeHanson www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merch store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smart Facebook www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/

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