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English: Size of the extinct gliding reptile Sharovipteryx compared to a human hand. Figure is based of information in "Flight of Sharovipteryx mirabilis: the world's first delta-winged glider" by G. J. DYKE, R. L. NUDDS, J. M. V. RAYNER. Scale is based off of measurements given in "Sharovipteryx, a reptilian glider?" by Gans, Carl; Darevski, Ilya & Tatarinov, Leonid P. Hand and grid based off of Adelophthalmus_Size.svg by Slate Weasel, released into the public domain Silhouette of Draco volans is based on a figure in "Influence of posture during gliding flight in the flying lizard Draco volans" by Valentin Buffa, William Salaün and Paola Cinnella, released under a CC-BY 4.0 license |
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 01:14, 28 March 2026 | | 1,690 × 1,711 (295 KB) | Hemiauchenia | Better format and added Draco volans for comparison |
| 00:42, 28 March 2026 |  | 1,501 × 753 (289 KB) | Hemiauchenia | Changed because the scale bar I was using from the 2006 paper was clearly wrong | |
| 00:18, 28 March 2026 |  | 1,123 × 753 (289 KB) | Hemiauchenia | Moved text | |
| 00:08, 28 March 2026 |  | 1,123 × 753 (289 KB) | Hemiauchenia | Uploaded own work with UploadWizard |
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