PaleontologyeLifePeer-reviewed
New soft tissue data of pterosaur tail vane reveals sophisticated, dynamic tensioning usage and expands its evolutionary origins
Natalia Jagielska, Thomas G. Kaye, Michael Habib…·Michael Pittman
This study reveals a dynamic tensioning system in early pterosaur tail vanes using Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence imaging, showing how stiffness was maintained for flight control and display.
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