The reason they fly

February 08, 2016
A Petrosaur, which is a type of flying dinosaur, is really mysterious. (Technically, they don't belong to any species of dinosaur). So, every time I see their fossils, I wonder how they were able to survive. First of all, they are too large, and look too heavy to even be able to fly. Even they could fly, they couldn't turn round and back up quick enough, they could only glide away based upon the structure of their bones.

Therefore, big question that comes to my mind is ; What did they eat? Were there other flying creatures, that were slowly enough to be caught by a gliding Petrosaur? In my opinion, based on the the skeleton of the Petrosaur,  I conclude that they weren't able to take advantage of their power, and strength when flying. In addtion, when they landed, they become prey because their only way to escape from predators was to glide away or toddle. However, they were living prosperously. There must be some advantage, or environmental factor that enabled them to live successfully.


Thanks, s0882

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