Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent fossil discovery is offering new insights into what pterosaurs actually ate, challenging long-held assumptions about ...

Flight evolved only three times among vertebrates: in bats, birds, and the extinct flying reptile called pterosaurs. Of these, pterosaurs were the first to master flight, more than 215 million years ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a remarkable new flying reptile species, Bakiribu waridza, a ...

With 23-foot wingspans and hefty bodies, the ancient airborne reptiles of the Jurassic Period might seem the unlikeliest of flying machines. In fact, as commonly depicted, these animals, called ...

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 ...

Paleontologists have uncovered in Arizona a Triassic treasure trove of fossils dating back 209 million years ago. An artist’s reconstruction of the fossilized landscape, plants and animals found ...