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Largest ever flying reptiles had longer necks than giraffes


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A lot of animals alive today have long necks. Giraffes, of course, are the best known example. But in the past, animals roamed the Earth that made giraffes look like amateur competitors in the longest neck competition.

Perhaps the most unusual of all the long-necked prehistoric animals are the azhdarchid pterosaurs. These gigantic flying reptiles had impressive wingspans of up to 12 metres. The largest known flying animals, these pterosaurs had necks longer than those of giraffes. But with such a large neck, exactly how they kept their heads up and kept flying has been a mystery.

Now, in a new study, we’ve unlocked the secret of how these large flying reptiles could support such long necks.

https://theconversation.com/largest-ever-flying-creatures-had-longer-necks-than-giraffes-we-found-out-how-these-pterosaurs-kept-their-heads-up-158835

https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(21)00306-0?

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-gigantic-pterosaurs-spoked-vertebrae-ridiculously.html

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