The larger pterosaur, Arambourgiania philadelphiae, had internal ridges that spiralled up and down inside its bones, similar to modern birds like eagles that fly with their wings in a fixed position.

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 were found on the Isle of Skye ...

The pterosaurs that flew across prehistoric skies while dinosaurs walked the Earth came in all shapes and sizes. Some, like Cryodrakon boreas, boasted an enormous 32-feet wingspan, while other ...

Pterosaurs emerged with long tails towards the end of the Triassic Period (251.9 million to 201.3 million years ago), but their tails got smaller over time and were almost gone by the time ...

New pterosaur remains from the Late Cretaceous of Afro-Arabia provide insight into flight capacity of large pterosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2024; DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2024.2385068; ...

Fossils of the pterosaur were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park. The fossils date back 209 million years. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA ...

That pterosaurs could fly is only one part of their story. By exploring how they lived in the trees or on the ground, we can begin to understand the roles that they played in ancient ecosystems." ...

Well-preserved fossils reveal that even the most colossal of pterosaurs were capable of flight, and various species had diverse flight styles such as soaring.

The team named the pterosaur the Eotephradactylus mcintireae, which means "ash-winged dawn goddess." The species name references its discoverer, Suzanne McIntire, who volunteered in the ...

Future studies of pterosaur tails may illuminate “just how good was this structure as a rudder or as a stabilizer,” said Scott Persons, a paleontologist at the College of Charleston in South ...