A tiny, toothless pterodactyl with bat-like wings, bird-like claws and a sharp, pointy beak has just been identified from a remarkably well-preserved Chinese fossil, scientists say. The researchers, ...

The fossil of a 170-million-year-old pterosaur was found during a recent dig in Scotland. Better known as a pterodactyl, it’s the largest preserved skeleton of a pterosaur specimen found from the ...

A study published in the journal eLife unveiled new insights into the flight mechanisms of the first pterosaurs, shedding light on how these ancient reptiles took to the skies during the age of ...

The discovery of an unusual new species of pterosaur is shaking up the history of the iconic flying reptiles. That is the conclusion of an international team of researchers, following analysis of a ...

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LONDON — The fossil of a 170 million-year-old pterosaur, described as the world's best-preserved skeleton of the prehistoric winged reptile, has been found on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, scientists ...

An artist's illustration depicts a baby pterosaur struggling against the powerful winds of a storm. - Rudolf Hima A violent storm may have sent two baby pterosaurs spiraling to their deaths in a ...

Pterosaurs, flying reptiles that coexisted with dinosaurs, have been on a roll lately — or, rather, their fossils have, as a plethora of recent discoveries has helped flesh out the evolutionary ...

Chinese scientists have discovered the world's first fossilised embryonic pterosaur, the flying reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The embryo, dated to 121 million years ago, was found ...

Researchers found North America’s oldest known pterosaur. Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park has done it again. The famed fossil-rich ground has provided paleontologists a remarkable finding, ...

* Fossil shows pterosaurs flew more like birds than bats * Hair-like cover shows they were warm blooded RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A fossil found in China of a pterosaur, the earliest known ...

WASHINGTON — As pterodactyls go, it was small, toothless and had unexpectedly curved toes — yet scientists are welcoming their new find as another piece in the puzzle of ancient life. "We have this ...