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'Some pterosaurs would flap, others would soar' -- new study further confirms the flight capability of these giants of the skies

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'Some pterosaurs would flap, others would soar' -- new study further confirms the flight capability of these giants of the skies.

Findings include a new pterosaur with a five-meter wingspan, which is one of the most complete species ever recovered from Afro-Arabia .

The discovery is "exciting state, because it opens a window into how these animals lived," says lead author.

Flapping flight is the default condition among pterosaurs, says Dr Rosenbach .

Variations likely reflect responses to mechanical forces applied on the pterosaur's wings during flight.

Pterosaurs were the earliest and largest vertebrates to evolve powered flight, but they are the only major volant group that has gone extinct.

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