Which of the following statements concerning pterosaurs or their innovations is FALSE?
a. Although a separate line, the pterosaurs were part of a much larger radiation of reptile lines that included dinosaurs.
b. Among the many innovations that pterosaurs had for flight, were hollow, strut-supported bones that lightened their skeletons.
c. Although pterosaurs could fly, they were poorly designed for flight and were quickly replaced when better-flying birds arose
d. Casts of pterosaur brains show that their brain design was similar to that of birds and modified for 3-dimensional flight.
e. Most of the pterosaurs that we have fossils from were adapted for life in coastal areas, but they probably lived in other areas as well.
Ans: c. Although pterosaurs could fly, they were poorly designed for flight and were quickly replaced when better-flying birds arose
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