However , more recent publications have suggested scaphognathines lacked speciations towards piscivory , and were likely terrestrial predators of small vertebrates or corvid - like generalists .
The authors hypothesized that scaphognathines specialized as aerial predators in inland freshwater habitats .
More recent publications have suggested scaphognathines lacked speciations towards piscivory , and were likely terrestrial predators of small vertebrates or corvid - like generalists .
The authors hypothesized that scaphognathines specialized as aerial predators in inland freshwater habitats .