A Giant Dinosaur's Awkward Takeoff -- and Landing | Video
Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 12:31
in Astronomy & Space
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.