Curved claws hint at pterosaur habits

From Norman, Okla., at a meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

A study of the claws of ancient flying reptiles known as pterosaurs suggests that some of the creatures may have walked like present-day herons and used claws on their wings to hold prey.

In modern birds, claw curvature is closely correlated with the animal’s behavior, says David A.