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Pterosaurs were flying dinosaurs.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that Pterosaurs were flying dinosaurs?

No. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that pterosaurs were flying reptiles distinct from dinosaurs, with Wikipedia and the Natural History Museum explicitly noting the 'flying dinosaur' label is a popular misconception.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 9 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 9
Pterosaur - Wikipedia
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Pterosaur - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterosaur

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Pterosaurs : flight in the age of dinosaurs
2014
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History, A. M. o. N. (2014). Pterosaurs : flight in the age of dinosaurs. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/pterosaursflight0000amer

Hunting for Dinosaurs
1969
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Kielan-Jaworowska, Z. (1969). Hunting for Dinosaurs. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=IRYTdjZ-ZzoC&dq=Pterosaurs+were+flying+dinosaurs.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Pterosaurs: The truth about these ‘flying dinosaurs’ | Natural History Museum
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Pterosaurs: The truth about these ‘flying dinosaurs’ | Natural History Museum. (n.d.). nhm.ac.uk. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the-truth-about-pterosaurs.html

New reptile shows dinosaurs and pterosaurs evolved among diverse precursors
2023
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Müller, R., Ezcurra, M., Garcia, M., Agnolín, F., Stocker, M. R., Novas, F., Soares, M., Kellner, A., & Nesbitt, S. (2023). New reptile shows dinosaurs and pterosaurs evolved among diverse precursors. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06359-z

Palaeogenomics of pterosaurs and the evolution of small genome size in flying vertebrates
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Palaeogenomics of pterosaurs and the evolution of small genome size in flying vertebrates. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0491

Recently Discovered Basilosaurid, Baluchithere Rhinoceros, Horses, Sea Cow, Proboscidean, Eucrocodile, Pterosaurs, Plesiosaur, Fishes, Invertebrates and Wood Fossils, Tracks and Trackways of Dinosaurs from Pakistan; Comparison of Recognized Four Titanosaur Taxa of Indo-Pakistan with Madagascar
2019
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Malkani, M. S. (2019). Recently Discovered Basilosaurid, Baluchithere Rhinoceros, Horses, Sea Cow, Proboscidean, Eucrocodile, Pterosaurs, Plesiosaur, Fishes, Invertebrates and Wood Fossils, Tracks and Trackways of Dinosaurs from Pakistan; Comparison of Recognized Four Titanosaur Taxa of Indo-Pakistan with Madagascar. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojg.2019.912098

Air-filled postcranial bones in theropod dinosaurs: physiological implications and the 'reptile'-bird transition.
2012
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Benson, R. B. J., Butler, R. J., Carrano, M. T., & O'Connor, P. M. (2012). Air-filled postcranial bones in theropod dinosaurs: physiological implications and the 'reptile'-bird transition.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-185X.2011.00190.x

Titans of the skies: azhdarchid pterosaurs
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Titans of the skies: azhdarchid pterosaurs. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2451.2007.00596.x

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