Broken Wing

The largest of the pterosaurs probably lived storkish lives; stalking about on the ground, preying on small creatures, fishing, and scavenging. Rarely taking flight, they were large enough to see off any but the biggest dinosaurian predators. But with light bones, such creatures may well have been prone to fractures, something that could well have been a lethal injury for such a majestic animal. Not only would such an injury render the wing useless for flight, but for ground locomotion as well.