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Re: Ptero fuzz distribution?



<Bruce Woollatt> wrote:
Hi all,

Did pterosaurs have fuzz on their wings also or just their bodies? If
on wings too, both upper and lower surfaces?

I don't believe any fuzz has been preserved on pterosaur wings. Which isn't too surprising, considering it wouldn't be particularly advantageous aerodynamically speaking.


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