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 Add Popular Science ...

For more than a hundred years, scientists believed flying reptiles called pterosaurs took to the air with birdlike brains. Old fossils seemed to show it. Hard stone casts inside skulls hinted at big ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The discovery of an unusual new species of pterosaur is shaking up the ...

The new species had features from early and late Jurassic period pterosaurs, a study says. Spindler, Frederik (2024) Palaeontologia Electronica As a small mammal foraging around in the leafy ...

Pterosaurs, dragon-like flying reptiles that soared over the heads of the dinosaurs, were just taking off when a giant meteor impact wiped them out along with their Earth-bound cousins, new fossil ...

The 150-million-year-old Solnhofen Limestone in southern Germany contains prehistoric lagoon deposits known for yielding wonderfully preserved fossils, including those of pterosaurs: flying reptiles ...

The Mesozoic pterosaur is considered to be the first vertebrate to achieve powered flight and new evidence, also the first of its kind, helps to pin down what exactly this flying reptile ate.

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Today, the wandering albatross holds the title of largest flying creature on the planet. The Antarctic traveler can reach wingspans of more than 12 feet across. But, they are dwarfed by their ...

Artist's interpretation of Venetoraptor gassenae in a Triassic landscape. Pterosaurs and dinosaurs both evolved about 235 million years ago in the Middle to early Late Triassic (about 235 million ...