Dinomatic 05/05/11 - Flying Monsters 3D

flying
monsters!
All these incredible images are from
FLYING MONSTERS 3D, a groundbreaking film which brings the story
of giant flying pterosaurs to life.
Watch it at the BFI IMAX and cinemas
nationwide now. Find out more at
flyingmonsters3dmovie.com
IT’S A MYSTERY!
The Tapajera’s enormous
head could have been used to
attract a mate or as a sail to
help it fly.
While dinosaurs walked the Earth,
monsters ruled the skies...
SPECTACULAR!
Pterosaurs first appeared in
the skies 220 million years ago,
at the same time as dinosaurs
first appeared on Earth.
WOW!
Quetzalcoatlus’ enormous wings
meant it could fly like a glider,
and travel enormous distances
without a single flap.
EARLY BIRD!
Dimorphodon is the earliest
known pterosaur.
LONG-HAUL TRAVELLER
Scientists believe
Quetzalcoaltus could have
flown over 400 miles a day.
GULP!
Quetzalcoatlus’ enormous
2.5m long beak could gobble
up a small animal whole!
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FAMOUS NAME!
Darwinopterus was named
after the famous naturalist,
Charles Darwin.
LOOK OUT!
That’s a Quetzalcoatlus
following Sir David
Attenborough!
FOSSIL FIND
Sir David Attenborough
studies a fossil of a
Dimorphoden in the Natural
History Museum.