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\nWhen pterosaurs first took flight, you could say that it marked the beginning of the end for the winged reptiles. Because, strangely enough, the power of flight -- and the changes that it led to -- may have ultimately led to their downfall.\nWhen pterosaurs first took flight, you could say that it marked the beginning of the end for the winged reptiles. Because, strangely enough, the power of flight -- and the changes that it led to -- may have ultimately led to their downfall.\n
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2019
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dinosaurs, fossils, ancestors, legs, wings, species, birds, scientists, flight, crocodiles, paleontology, john green, scotland
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