Flying Monsters

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For thousands of years, humans have imagined a world populated by flying monsters. Are these creatures merely the stuff of myths, legends, and nightmares?

About 200 million years ago, real flying monsters — the pterosaurs — ruled the skies while dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Some had wingspans up to 40 feet, equal to that of a modern day jet plane! The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction — and one of the greatest mysteries in paleontology.

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