Possums with wings!

Why do the background creatures look more like modern reconstructions than the creature in the foreground? Lmao

How is it that we discover bones of a large flying creature, and first thought is "it looks mammalian, like a flying possum!" And then "nah, that's ridiculous. It was a flying reptile! Like a DRAGON!"

Large flying creature, and nobody thinks giant bird? Really?

I never thought about Mesozoic fauna having external ears. Birds don't, so presumably their dinosaur ancestors didn't. But maybe pterosaurs did? (Would we be able to tell by looking for muscle attachment points on their skulls?)

Omg I would love if they had big possum energy.

You know, like not dick seagull hustle tactics.

In German, we call bats "Fledermaus" (fluttering mouse) and this is the missing link between them and regular mouses. Who would have guessed that of all the peoples in the world, the Germans have been right all this time

It could work as a new Lemmy logo.

Pteroratyl

Imagine how archeologists would draw an elephant or a camel if they only had bones to go from.

He's the motherfucking pterodactyl, and he's here to ptero you a new asshole!

Boy had possums on the brain