A Jurassic pterosaur fossil, known to paleontologists for over 160 years, isn’t a new species. It is an odd specimen of Rhamphorhynchus muensteri.

Until now, nothing was known about the diet of pterosaurs from this period. The remarkable find is the first evidence of ...

Some 80 million years before birds took flight, another group of creatures dominated the skies — the pterosaurs. These extraordinary reptiles were the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight.

Pterosaurs, Greek for “wing lizards,” arrived ... and how its anatomy compares with modern creatures to reconstruct diet. Based on such comparisons, researchers have speculated that various ...

Fossilized stomach contents provide insights into the diet of Early Jurassic pterosaurs Oct 23, 2024 Giant prehistoric flying reptile took off using similar method to bats, study finds ...

By Freda Kreier Around 76 million years ago, something took a bite out of a young pterosaur. Pterosaurs were large, flying reptiles that roamed our planet’s skies when dinosaurs ruled the Earth.

Archaeologists found the fossilized neck bone of the young pterosaur in Canada’s Dinosaur Provincial Park. “Bite traces help to document species interactions from this period,” Dr Brian Pick ...

Researchers used traces of delicate tissues that survived for millions of years to solve the riddle of how the first pterosaurs were able to take flight. University of Edinburgh academics used new ...

Now the mystery puzzling researchers - how winged reptiles called pterosaurs were able to get their air miles - has finally been solved. It's all thanks to the help of the latest laser technology.