I have seen these creatures depicted as pterydactiles (sp?) in several paintings. I'm not sure how accurate that might be but from the description given by Tolkien, I say it fits fairly well.
Their skin would be leathery, without feathers.
Webs of hide? from the pictures I've seen, they seem to have skin strectching between claws (or horned fingers)
And it certainly would be a creature of an older world.
Thoughts?
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