Long before the Wright brothers had a brainwave there were the Pterosaurs - the earliest vertebrates known to have mastered the art of self-powered flight.
Pterosaurs ruled the skies during the Mesozoic - the age of dinosaurs - but don't fall into the trap that many people do: Pterosaurs were not dinosaurs.
Pterosaurs ruled the skies during the Mesozoic - the age of dinosaurs - but don't fall into the trap that many people do: Pterosaurs were not dinosaurs.
References
• Witton MP (2013) "Pterosaurs: Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy".
• Paul GS (2022) "The Princeton Field Guide to Pterosaurs".
