No... its a fake.
Only insects have managed flight with 4 wings, the two different evolutionary chains that have managed flight in vertabrates (bats and birds) have both managed it by adaption of the forelimbs into wings. Birds dont use their legs for flying, they use them for walking, it makes no biological sense for something to use its back legs for walking, then flying, then walking again.
The example of the flying squirrel is a mammal, not a bird.
Logically I just cant see something using two sets of "wings" to fly, its evolutionary and mechanically pointlessly complicated. Sadly it's going to be a fake, or a human error, it's sad but indicative of paleontology at the moment.
Only insects have managed flight with 4 wings, the two different evolutionary chains that have managed flight in vertabrates (bats and birds) have both managed it by adaption of the forelimbs into wings. Birds dont use their legs for flying, they use them for walking, it makes no biological sense for something to use its back legs for walking, then flying, then walking again.
The example of the flying squirrel is a mammal, not a bird.
Logically I just cant see something using two sets of "wings" to fly, its evolutionary and mechanically pointlessly complicated. Sadly it's going to be a fake, or a human error, it's sad but indicative of paleontology at the moment.
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This message last edited by TheCrownless on 29/09/2009 at 04:56:26 PM
China finds bird-like dinosaur with four wings
- 29/09/2009 06:34:36 AM
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Neat, but didn't National Geographic get fooled by a "winged dinosaur" a while back?
- 29/09/2009 02:12:07 PM
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane?!
- 29/09/2009 04:54:14 PM
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It's suggesting they used the rear two for lift, just little winglets.
- 29/09/2009 05:09:03 PM
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How many other birds have used their legs for this?
- 29/09/2009 05:37:06 PM
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