Bats With Pterosaur Wings
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Perhaps THE hallmark of bat anatomy is the wing--a thin sheet of membranous skin attaching four of five fingers. But compared to another group of skin-winged fliers, that's pretty much it.
According to recent fossil evidence, pterosaur wings were not simple sheets of skin like bat wings were.
The pterosaur wing was unique. The main surface was a membranous structure, made up of muscle, skin, blood vessels and stiffening fibers.
Could this sort of anatomical complexity serve the batwing design more efficently, or would it be too much baggage?
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