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Re: Lemurs and Feathers
In a message dated 6/20/01 11:22:39 PM EST, qilongia@yahoo.com writes:
<< <<So bats and pterosaurs evolved from swimmers, too? Or is it
ony birds that required a swimming stage to develop flight?>>
DAVID:
<Ebel indeed considers all long-tailed pterosaurs (and
*Archaeopteryx*) to have been underwater fliers capable of only
limited aerial flight >>
I can't imagine how a pterosaur could stay underwater for any length of time,
given how aerated its skeleton was. It would be like trying to sink a piece
of balsa wood.