tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post8951583019208739112..comments2024-01-18T00:18:10.209-08:00Comments on Xenophilia (True Strange Stuff): Prehistoric Reptile Could Fly 10,000 MilesXenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04080841307174630996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post-76611601450443539602010-10-23T18:31:11.000-07:002010-10-23T18:31:11.000-07:00The original source of this story is National Geog...The original source of this story is National Geographic and it notes that the largest flying creature that ever lived is "a giant pterosaur." It "lived in what is now Texas 70 million years ago" and it weighed more than 400 pounds (200 kg.)!!! <br><br>Sesame street Big Bird doesn't even come close! (That is, if Big Bird weighs, say, close to the weight of an average modern human. ... I'm just speculating. I don't know for sure. I don't know of any studies done on Sesame Street's Big Bird.)<br><br>Habib et al., studies contradicts the previous studies that said these large creatures "had problems just getting off the ground due to their massive sizes." I should say! <br><br>"Habib and colleagues think that—like some modern bats—large pterosaurs may have used all four limbs to launch themselves into the air before flapping their wings."<br><br>Hmmm ...<br><br>http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/101015-science-giant-pterosaurs-longest-nonstop-flight-distance-record/Annnoreply@blogger.com