A Pterosaur takes flight at The National Aviary

Want to learn more about the pterosaur fossils that this sculpture is based on? Well you're in luck because paleontologist Paulo Manzig & his collaborators have made their scientific paper describing this amazing fossil find free and open access. You can see nice high res images of the fossils, read and download the paper here:

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Special thanks to everyone at the National Aviary that made this sculpture possible! especially Jennifer Torpie, Cheryl Tracy, Tricia Oneal, Carly Morgan and Robin Weber.

[spinejackel]

hearing your sort of gruff voice say “floof” was delightful

[brandonluker]

Such a beautiful reconstruction of Caiuajara. Keep up the good work man.

[NicoGrosso]

Amazing work, well represented pterosaurs are gorgeous

[Bantoo_Prime]

Sometimes, i really regret finding your work. It's some of the greatest work i've ever seen and i hate that i may never have the chance to see any of this in person

[Rammgirl]

After playing Ark for a bazillion hours the first thing I thought of when I saw it was Tapejara. Turns out it is in that family! Very nicely done and apparently recognizable for some of us!!

[eschwarz]

What a BRILLIANT exhibit from so many perspectives; even the including Flying foxes to display varied arm/hand adaptations for convergent evo of flight. At 4:00 that Pteranodon head and crest; stunning! that (at least the artistic image) is so gorgeous. The sculpture you made; so exquisitely envisioned and crafted.

[PrimalGamer]

Beautifully done I love the contrast of the plumage and the huge crest

[Francois]

You make dinosaurs and other prehistoric species really come alive

[BlueStar]

This video randomly showed up in my recommendations and I must say, for once, youtube did a really good job. As a biology student I really appreciate people who take time with their research and you did! Also, I fell in love with the editing, song choice and your voice. Great job

[alternatebanana]

Fantastic work, Brian, as always. I had fun with the Caiuajara sound effects.

[MathieuStern]

You are a Master at Paleo art, sculpting, video editing, video shooting, illustration, fonts and voice over and music .... come on ... you must have one thing you are bad at ... please ! :)

[bird]

Absolutely amazing. These incredible creatures are something that I’ve been fascinated by since I was young. I’m in awe with how incredible your reconstruction is. It made me think about how much wonder they inspired when I first learned about them; it brought me back. Thank you so much for putting this out there. I adore how much time, effort, and passion you put in to help inspire that same wonder and fascination in the new generations. Thank you.

[ashleyartus]

WOW...Thank you. Loved this. 👏👏👏👏👏❤️. Love from the UK. X

[SanguiniCore]

4:32
Most birds: (posing to show off plumage)
Andean Condor: *flop flop flop*

[carnifexvain]

Absolutely badass man! Also, your music always creates a great ambiance.

[SpinoDragon]

Damn dude. This is incredible! Amazing sculpt!

[miquelescribanoivars]

Man this was the most blessed of Friday evenings.

[fumo-fumo-fumo]

There's also a dromaeosaur (raptor), Rahonavis, that was thought to be a bird, but is a relative to velociraptor that independently evolved Flight using feathers for lift

[edmundrodriguez]

I’ve never subscribed to someone so fast, with all of this quality work, you’ll blow up in no time :)

[righthandsun]

Amazing job! I can just see those giant creatures flying the dinosaurian skies