Long before birds took flight, the skies belonged to the pterosaurs, the most extraordinary flying creatures in Earth’s history. From the bat-sized Anurognathids to the towering Azhdarchids, this ...

About 150 million years ago powerful storm winds buffeted two young pterosaurs, snapping forelimb bones in their fragile wings and sending them hurtling to their deaths in the muddy depths of a lagoon ...

Tiny bones locked in stone for millions of years have finally told their sad story. The 150-million-year-old fossils belong to a pair of pterosaur hatchlings, both of whom appear to have perished in a ...

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A study determines when and how pterosaurs went from tiny tree-climbers to towering terrestrial titans Flying reptiles first came down from the trees in the mid-Jurassic Period, paving the way for ...

Two tiny pterosaurs, preserved for 150 million years, have revealed a surprising cause of death: violent storms. Researchers at the University of Leicester discovered both hatchlings, nicknamed Lucky ...

In southern Germany’s Solnhofen limestones, scientists examine two tiny fossils from 150 million years ago.

The broken wings of two young pterosaurs may reveal how hundreds of their kind met their end about 150 million years ago. The culprit was probably a violent windstorm that proved too powerful for the ...

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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Short-tailed pterosaurs, like this Balaenognathus were adapted for a life on the ground. This bizarre creature boasted nearly 500 needle-like teeth in its jaws, and likely used them to filter-feed on ...