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Intercontinental flights of pterosaurs

09.01.2011

According to the American paleontologist Michael Habib, large pterosaurs could make non-stop intercontinental flights 65 million years ago.

In 1975, the remains of a huge pterosaur were discovered in Texas, which, in terms of wingspan, could compete with a modern fighter. Standing on the ground with folded wings, he was as tall as a giraffe. Later, such fossils were found on other continents. Habib, on the basis of calculations, claims that such giant flying reptiles could travel up to 16 thousand kilometers without landing.

According to the estimates of the paleontologist, this "aircraft" weighed almost 300 kilograms, and for the flight from Texas to Europe or Australia, he lightened 70 kilograms, spending spare fat. Nowadays, some small birds make even longer flights, almost from pole to pole, and lose about half their weight.

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