Show Crests Balanced Beaks for Flying Reptiles New York Flying Flying reptiles of the earths earth's geologic Middle ages though they were never direct kin of birds nevertheless evolved in certain respects remarkably like birds Dr Carroll Lane Fenton points out in a newly published book Life e Long Ago Like the most ancient birds the first flying reptiles had long jaws with rows of sharp teeth Later models had fewer teeth and the thelast thelast thelast last flying reptiles of all had stork- stork like beaks with no more teeth than the proverbial hen The long beaks were kept in balance by long crests sticking backward from the reptile flyers' flyers skulls The flying reptiles were apparently apparent apparent- ly feeders on fish to a very large extent perhaps exclusively says Dr Fenton They skimmed low over the surface of the water and scooped up fish and other forms of marine life that ventured too close to the surface t J 1 |