We can tell all kinds of things about dinosaurs and how they were physically. One of the toughest things to know is how they actually behaved. Recently, paleontologists from Berkeley released their findings on a set of pterodactyl tracks from a rock formation in France.
The Pterry tracks were actually the fossil of an ancient “runway” that the animal used for landing. The tracks suggest that the pterodactyl flapped its wings to a stall before dragging its toes along the ground and hopping a couple times before slowing to a stop. The animals would then walk off on all fours.
No other set of tracks in the world has ever been found showing a take-off or landing. They were light animals and rarely left fossil tracks, but scientists say there are hundreds of tracks around their recent find. This is a huge find not only because of how rare it is, but what it tells us about these flying reptiles. Their flying and wing control is much more sophisticated than we ever thought!
Maybe the ancient pterodactyls were just as smart as our good friend Pterry!
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