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WWD: Giant of the Skies

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Walking with Dinosaurs
Part 4
127 MYA
The Early Cretaceous Period

Above the water, ruled by fish and monsters like Plesiopleurodon, the Pterosaurs, like Pteranodon, are in their glory days. Some, like Tapejara (recently renamed Tupandactylus), have grown huge crests to attract mates. Others, like the massive Ornithocheirus, have simply grown huge. Still, they are not without their predators: ancient fleas, like the tiny Sauropthirus, prey on Pterosaurs every day.

The land below is filled with Dinosaurs performing their ancient natural rhythms. Armored Polecanthus share the land with herds of Iguanodon, a phenomenally successful species, while being hunted by deadly Utahraptors.

Primitive flowers have also appeared, and are being pollinated by, among other animals, Wasps.

Yet, the Pterosaurs are also facing their first serious competition. Some dinosaur relatives, like Iberomesornis, have grown feathers and hard, beak-like mouths. These are the first birds, and their feathery wings are much more resistant to damage than the Pterosaurs’ thin wing membranes.

The Pterosaurs’ days are numbered…

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