Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in ...

Birds are inextricably linked to feathers, which allow them to fly, keep warm and put on dramatic displays. Feathers, however ...

The fossil sheds light on interactions within the Cretaceous food web and may represent the first record of this type of ...

The Mesozoic Era, often referred to as the “Age of Reptiles,” was a time of incredible biodiversity and evolutionary milestones. Among these were the pterosaurs, the first vertebrates known to have ...

You might think that if a species died out tens of millions of years ago, its design would be too primitive to have any ...

The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of ...

Scientists have discovered that the secrets to pterosaur success lie in the microscopic architecture of their bones.

But, alas, the mosasaurs were not dinosaurs. As with plesiosaurs, the biggest giveaway is its habitat: “With the exception of ...

Paleontologists have uncovered fossils of not one, but two apex predator groups coexisting in ancient Victoria, Australia.