Researchers discovered that early pterosaurs, commonly known as pterodactyls, took flight thanks to a sail-like tensioning system in their tails. The vanes on early pterosaur tails were supported ...

Pterosaurs were able to fly thanks to a sail-like vane at the end of their long tails, scientists have discovered (Natalia J/PA) Pterosaurs were able to fly thanks to large sail-like “vanes ...