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Pterodactyls, Extinct Reptiles That Existed About 200 MYA, Have Now Been Theorized To Fly At The Very Early Stage Of Postnatal Development. The Previous Theory Had Indicated That The Reptile Needed Extended Parental Care To Be Capable Of Flight. This Finding Probably Makes The Reptile The First Creature Capable Of Flight From Birth.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-uncover-the-only-known-animal-to-fly-from-birth-in-an-ancient-fossilised-embryo

Nearly 200 million years ago, Earth’s skies were home to a creature unlike anything seen today. Neither bird nor dinosaur, this long-extinct reptile was, quite literally, born to fly.