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Tag: Flight

Gliders of the Prehistoric World

19/06/2020 Darwin's Door

After exploring the evolution of flight, now we can question how gliding came to be.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Cretaceous, Flight, Glide, Jurassic, Permian, Triassic

How Flight Evolved in Bats: Radars Take to the Wing

08/05/2020 Darwin's Door

The fourth article about the evolution of flight. How did the mammals join the fight for dominance in the air?

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Bats, Chiroptera, Eocene, Flight

How Flight Evolved in Birds: The Flying and Feathered Dinosaurs

20/03/2020 Darwin's Door

The third article in this miniseries all about flight. How did the birds come to be?

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Birds, Feathers, Flight

How Flight Evolved in Pterosaurs: When Flying Got Big

24/01/2020 Darwin's Door

The second article in this miniseries all about flight. Find how the first winged vertebrates developed this ability.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Cretaceous, Eudimorphodon, Flight, Jurassic, Pteranodon, Pterosaurs, Rhamphorhynchus, Triassic

How Flight Evolved in Insects: Why Flies Can Bug You So Much

15/11/2019 Darwin's Door

The first in a series all about the evolution of flight, but how did this develop in insects?

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Arthropods, Carboniferous, Flight, Hexapoda, Insects, Meganeura

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