The Owl's Nest

OMG how unbelievable does this pterosaur look??? It could run and walk using all four limbs AND fly hundreds of miles at a time. IT IS SO FREAKING COOL. Granted, as the article points out, having them alive today would mean the risk of being hit by bird doo from an animal much much bigger. Imagine that hurtling toward your car…. Also, this. crownedrose: What would life be like if pterosaurs were alive today? io9.com discusses the theoretical life of pterosaurs if they were alive with us today. No dinosaurs here, though. Pterosaurs are flying reptiles; they are not dinosaurs. Could you ride Quetzalcoatlus to work? How would they act in today’s world? What were they really like if we found them exactly as they were during the Mesozoic (aka we didn’t screw with their genetic makeup)? What would they taste like?  Find out for yourself and read the article on io9.com. View Larger

OMG how unbelievable does this pterosaur look??? It could run and walk using all four limbs AND fly hundreds of miles at a time. IT IS SO FREAKING COOL. Granted, as the article points out, having them alive today would mean the risk of being hit by bird doo from an animal much much bigger. Imagine that hurtling toward your car….

Also, this.

crownedrose:

What would life be like if pterosaurs were alive today?

io9.com discusses the theoretical life of pterosaurs if they were alive with us today. No dinosaurs here, though. Pterosaurs are flying reptiles; they are not dinosaurs.

Could you ride Quetzalcoatlus to work? How would they act in today’s world? What were they really like if we found them exactly as they were during the Mesozoic (aka we didn’t screw with their genetic makeup)? What would they taste like? 

Find out for yourself and read the article on io9.com.

# paleontology is so awesome

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    We would probably have to use umbrellas even when it wasn’t raining, if you know what I mean
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