I'm 31 stories high, have a beak and eat civilisations.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:10, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Why do you need a beak to eat civilisations?
Beaks are there to help get at small grubs and fish.
( girlinthehole, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:13, Reply)

Really?
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/01/images/090107-pterosaur-picture_big.jpg
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:30, Reply)

Well what did it eat?

( girlinthehole, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:31, Reply)

Presumably what ever the fuck it felt like.
Also see the terror birds - www.beholdthedestroyer.com/blog/images/TerrorBird.jpg
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:43, Reply)

I bet it didn't eat civilisations though.

( girlinthehole, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:48, Reply)

Don't shit on my dreams :(

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:55, Reply)

That looks like a Madeuposaurus
And rather a crap one too.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:39, Reply)

Quetzocoatlus
the largest pterosaur, not a dinosaur, the mother fucker flew as well.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:40, Reply)

Glide as in "not fall vertically" perhaps
but fly, I doubt it.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:45, Reply)

I expect you've read books on this sort of thing of course.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:46, Reply)

A few yes.
But I have instant opinions about everything, only some based on external refrences.

In this case, the wings look very flimsy and small for a large animal. The chest muscles are not well developed, making flapping difficult.

If there is better evidence, I'd like a read.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:51, Reply)

Yet you weren't aware of the largest pterosaur? Strange.
I recommend "The Pterosaurs from Deep Time" by David Unwin.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:55, Reply)

Cheers,
When I'm next raiding Amazon, that will be on my list.

Wiki rekons it was a soarer rather than a sustained flapper.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:58, Reply)

Nah it's because he's old.
Old people know better about everything.

FACT!
( girlinthehole, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:52, Reply)

Thanks sweetpea
Can I have a biccy with my tea please.

I'm one hundred and six you know.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 13:59, Reply)

Cheeky young pup.

(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Thu 10 Jun 2010, 14:40, Reply)