Pterosaurs: From Deep TimeAn epic, ambitious and page-turning mystery that will appeal to fans of The Shadow of the Wind, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and The Time Traveller's Wife London, 1896. Andrew Harrington is young, wealthy and heartbroken. His lover Marie Kelly was murdered by Jack the Ripper and he longs to turn back the clock and save her. Meanwhile, Claire Haggerty rails against the position of women in Victorian society. Forever being matched with men her family consider suitable, she yearns for a time when she can be free to love whom she choses. But hidden in the attic of popular author - and noted scientific speculator - H.G. Wells is a machine that will change everything. As their quests converge, it becomes clear that time is the problem - to escape it, to change it, might offer them the hope they need... |
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From Deep Time David Unwin. length of the tail and various modifications to the limbs , most notably the lengthening of ... hind limbs , which , compared with the forelimbs , are very slender and weak . Presumably , ornithocheiroids spent ...
... hind limbs . Presumably , pterosaurs spread their wings as soon as they were clear of the tree or cliff and used the initial fall to gain sufficient airspeed and lift so that , as a rule , they were able to pull out of this starting ...
... hind limbs . Equipped with these abilities , take - off from ground level may have been substantially easier for pterodactyloids , making it simpler for them to " colonize " the ground in the first place . As for rhamphorhynchoids , all ...