A video simulation of the giant pterosaur, Quetzalcoatlus, taking flight and landing. Their huge size and fragile wings required them to run on a downward-sloping runway before flapping their wings and taking off, and then landing in a similar way.
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A Giant Pterosaur's Awkward Takeoff And Landing
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