Microscopic scratches on fossil teeth are forcing palaeontologists to rethink some cherished ideas about the diets of pterosaurs — flying reptiles that ruled the skies while terrestrial dinosaurs ...

Pterosaurs, the world’s oldest flying reptiles, once flew in Australia’s skies as far back as 107 million years ago, according to a study published Wednesday. Palaeontologists came to that conclusion ...

A new species of pterosaur named for its “ancient brain” has been found in Patagonia. The flying reptile lived in the early Jurassic period, between about 199.6 million years ago and 175.6 million ...

For paleontologists, Skiphosoura bavarica shows how these winged reptiles may have changed over time. Skiphosoura bavarica means “sword tail from Bavaria,” because it was discovered in southern ...

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When paleontologist Alexander Kellner first saw the 35-square-foot block of sandstone filled with pterosaur fossils, he couldn’t believe his eyes. “I was just speechless,” he says. That was in 2015, ...

The chest cavity of Velociraptor MPC-D100/54. The white arrow indicates a broken rib, and the black arrows point to pterosaur bones preserved inside the dinosaur's skeleton. From Hone et al., 2012 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Back in the day, dinosaurs roamed the earth, but pterosaurs were ...

A new species of pterosaur from specimens found on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, has been announced. A new species of pterosaur from specimens found on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, has been announced by ...

A few years ago, Maria McNamara was invited to Brussels by fellow paleontologist Pascal Godefroit and presented with an intriguing opportunity. At the time, they were collaborating on a study of an ...

Paleontologists at Brigham Young University have made a rare discovery: a new pterosaur they have named Caelestiventus (heavenly wind) hanseni. One of the older such specimens ever discovered, the ...