sentences:  "Istiodactylus" differed from other istiodactylids in having a proportionally shorter skull.The distinctive teeth of "Istiodactylus" indicate that it was a scavenger that may have used its teeth to sever morsels from large carcasses in the manner of a cookie cutter.The wings of "Istiodactylus" may have been adapted for soaring, which would have helped it find carcasses before terrestrial carnivores.