Quetzalcoatlus lived around 72 to 66 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period, when it blocked out the sun with its 12 m (40 ft) wingspan. When it landed on the ground, it stood at a ...

Did the pterosaurs, flying reptiles from the days of the dinosaurs, practice parental care or not? New research shows that pterosaurs were indeed caring parents -- but only the larger species. Did the ...

Flying reptiles that once winged around England 110 million years ago are closely related to their contemporaries found in Brazil and elsewhere around the world, new research finds. The new study is ...

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 ...

Long before modern birds dominated the skies large flying reptiles ruled ancient coastlines and inland seas Fossil evidence ...

Some believe that the dinosaurs were the only animals who existed during the “dinosaur era,” a millions-of-years period in ...

A college student has discovered a prehistoric flying reptile that lived around 200 million years ago in what is now the United Kingdom. Mike Cawthorne, a masters student at the University of Bristol ...

A newly discovered pterosaur fossil is shedding light on the evolutionary journey of these ancient flying reptiles. This complete specimen, named Skiphosoura bavarica, provides crucial insights into ...

A hoard of fossilized pterosaur eggs discovered in China is helping scientists gain a rare insight into the extinct flying reptiles. Newly released research into over 200 eggs and 16 embryos from the ...

Fossils of footprints over 160 million years old have helped paleontologists at the University of Leicester to narrow down when pterosaurs adapted to live on the ground. These awe-inspiring flying ...