A vegetarian piranha from the Amazon and a flying dinosaur found on the Isle of Skye are among the species previously unknown ...

Christmas is the time for families to come together, and in the midst of the festive season, University of Leicester ...

About 230 million years ago, almost 80 million years before the first bird appeared, their distantly related cousins, the ...

The discovery of an unusual new species of pterosaur is shaking up the history ... named the new species Melkamter pateko—the genus name of which translates, aptly, to "winged big lizard." ...

Pterosaurs were the first and largest vertebrates ... Bavaria,” referring to the German region where it was found. Its name was inspired by the species’ short, stiff and pointed tail.

Pterosaurs had light bones to enable flight ... it provides hints as to how the later giants became possible. The name of the new discovery means “sword tail from Bavaria,” reflecting the ...

😮 The 50 greatest innovations of 2024: From mosquito clothing to an inflatable bike helmet 😮 By Laura Baisas Posted on Nov 18, 2024 The pterosaurs that flew across prehistoric skies while ...

A newly identified species of pterosaur has provided critical insights into the evolutionary changes that shaped these ancient flying reptiles, bridging the gap between early species and their ...

Pterosaurs were cousins of the dinosaurs Newly ... The creature, whose scientific name means "sword tail from Bavaria," had a short and stiff pointed tail. The specimen has almost every bone ...

China's research team has established, for the first time, the anatomical relationship between the large pterosaur footprints in the Wu'erhe Pterosaur fauna of the Junggar Basin in Xinjiang and ...

About 230 million years ago, almost 80 million years before the first bird appeared, their distantly related cousins, the pterosaurs took to the sky, as the first group of active fliers among the ...