Researchers discovered that early pterosaurs, commonly known as pterodactyls, took flight thanks to a sail-like tensioning system in their tails. The vanes on early pterosaur tails were supported ...

Pterosaurs, Greek for “wing lizards ... (Although this species and many discovered soon after were commonly referred to as pterodactyls, that term officially applies only to this species ...

Most people respond to the word ‘pterosaurs’ with a puzzled expression, until you add, ‘like pterodactyls.’ That’s the common name given to the first pterosaur discovered in the 18th ...