You mentioned you studied flying pterosaurs. In my mind as a child, I pictured them similar to large birds of prey - swooping from the skies and snatching smaller creatures from the ground. As I got older, I found it less likely they could stealthily approach anything because of their size and possibly due to their anatomy. How do you figure they hunted? And any thoughts on how talented of fliers they were (say compared to a bat versus a modern raptor)? Also, any interesting bits of information you've concluded about their behaviour that are of note?
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You mentioned you studied flying pterosaurs. In my mind as a child, I pictured them similar to large birds of prey - swooping from the skies and snatching smaller creatures from the ground. As I got older, I found it less likely they could stealthily approach anything because of their size and possibly due to their anatomy. How do you figure they hunted? And any thoughts on how talented of fliers they were (say compared to a bat versus a modern raptor)? Also, any interesting bits of information you've concluded about their behaviour that are of note?
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