A study led by the University of Leicester has linked fossilized tracks of flying reptiles to the specific animals that ...

Experts from the Perth-based Curtin University and Museums Victoria, in Melbourne, examined bones from two individuals, including a wing bone belonging to the first juvenile pterosaur ever ...

Researchers also matched previously unidentified tracks to specific pterosaur groups, offering a new window into their lives. "Footprints offer a unique opportunity to study pterosaurs in their ...

The pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus, the largest known flying animal that ever lived, boasted a 40-foot (12-meter) wingspan that would allow it to soar through the sky, according to a research collection ...

Using an innovative imaging technique, an international team of scientists has uncovered remarkable details of a pterosaur's soft tissue. Despite an age of approximately 145–163 million years ...

None might be as genetically modified as Distortus, but they’ve been created with many different mutations. Some, like the ...

But Godefroit was also approached by a private collector keen to have scientists examine the partial skull of a Tupandactylus imperator, a type of pterosaur known for an enormous sail-like crest ...

Some of the largest pterosaur species were giants that reached the size of small airplanes and stood to heights comparable to giraffes, causing researchers to question whether pterosaurs were even ...

A newly discovered lagerpetid is shedding light on the mysterious evolution of the pterosaurs that once dominated Earth's skies. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 18, 2023 8:00 AM EDT Get the Popular ...

Languages: English, Spanish A new species of pterosaur was discovered from a period and location that came as a "complete surprise" to the team of paleontologists. The remains of the pterosaur ...

“For the first time, we are looking into the face of a pterosaur precursor, and this animal is so bizarre,” said Rodrigo Temp Müller, a paleontologist at the Federal University of Santa Maria ...