Early birds could achieve liftoff
Gliding from trees wasn’t necessary for flight evolution, analysis suggests
UP, UP AND AWAY The four-winged dinosaur Microraptor (illustrated) could launch itself into the air and didn’t need to glide from tree to tree, a new fossil analysis suggests.
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