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Walking tall

Some pterosaurs were well adapted to life on the ground

By Sid Perkins

- More than 2 years ago

Some types of the largest flying reptiles ever known, including a species that had an estimated 12-meter wingspan, were well adapted to life on the ground as well, a new analysis suggests.

FLYING GIANT The largest flying reptile, an azhdarchid pterosaur called Hatzegopteryx thambema, had giraffelike proportions and a 12-meter wingspan.