This big-headed pterosaur may have preferred walking over flying
A long neck and an oversize noggin mostly grounded one ancient reptile, fossil suggests
![illustration of Tupandactylus navigans eating a palm plant in the forest](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/081021_no_pterosaur_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
This reconstruction shows Tupandactylus navigans, a type of pterosaur with a large crest on the top of its head. The ancient reptile had a long neck, which combined with its oversize head, could have made sustained flying difficult.
V. Beccari