What a prehistoric flying reptile’s bone reveals about its diet – and the future of fossil science.
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The case of a ‘fishy pterosaur’ is the latest example of mistaken identity involving these extraordinary flying reptiles.
The fossil creature has outgrowths on its back that are neither hair nor feathers.
New findings may have solved the debate around why scientists have never found the missing link between dinosaurs and pterosaurs.
Looking back in time could inspire the aircraft innovations of the future.
Pterosaurs may help inspire future technology.
The Jurassic pterosaur’s size was estimated from only its finger bone.
In 2021 a former avocado farmer discovered the most complete pterosaur skeleton ever found in Australia – and new research shows it represents a previously unknown species.
Understanding more about feathers could change the way we think about dinosaurs.
The Isle of Skye has a rich palaeontological heritage, so perhaps it’s no surprise scientists made an important discovery there.
Reptiles don’t generally care for their offspring, but some pterosaurs may have bucked the trend.
In the dinosaur era, flying reptiles soared in the skies of what is now Australia – but we have barely any fossil records of them.
Prehistoric reptiles like pterodactyls took flight long before bats and birds, but we don’t know how it happened.
We examined pterosaur jaw fragments from the Moroccan desert to understand more about how these creatures evolved.
Gigantic flying reptiles had impressive wingspans of up to 12 metres – and a special trick in their necks.
Did feathers evolve in the common ancestor of pterosaurs and dinosaurs? Not everyone is convinced
Tooth fossils from NSW have confirmed sauropods weren’t exclusive to Queensland. They’re also providing a first look at how these colossal dinosaurs fed from Australia’s land.
Fossils reveal that dinosaurs’ flying cousins become twice as efficient at flying over 150 million years.
Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous ‘toothed’ bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.
Today’s birds evolved from feathered dinosaurs.
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