These two bird-sized dinosaurs evolved the ability to glide, but weren't great at it

ScienceDaily
Oct 22, 2020, 11:26 am139 pts
Despite having bat-like wings, two small dinosaurs, Yi and Ambopteryx, struggled to fly, only managing to glide clumsily between the trees where they lived, researchers report. Unable to compete with other tree-dwelling dinosaurs and early birds, they went extinct after just a few million years. The findings…

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