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ZoPteryx — Flying Low in the Cretaceous
Published: 2014-03-19 01:46:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 902; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 3
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A lone Zhejiangopterus crosses a shallow sea near the shoreline of Cretaceous east Asia. Unlike many pterosaurs, this species is not comfortable above these open waters, a drought has forced it to wander in search of suitable hunting grounds, preferably a nice floodplain or coastal marsh. It has good reason to be nervous, mosasaurs prowl these waters and they are not above snagging low flying game......................................................................................................................................................................................................
Sorry about the sloppy Photoshop, I took this before I had any fancy software. Pterosaur is roughly 1:20 scale and made of Sculpey clay with felt wing membranes. Lurking mosasaur is the Carnegie Tylosaurus.
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"But flying low brings its dangers. Hungry eyes watch him from beneath the waves."
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Actually most pterosaurs were uncomfortable with water.
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Do you mean in or above the water, because above the water is where a lot of pterosaurs spent most of their time. I supposed Zhejiangopterus might be uncomfortable over open water because most ahzdarchids are thought to have favored more inland environments.
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Above, and for the reason you said this one is uncomfortable.
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That's a really nice piece to have made from clay! D:
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