The vanes on early pterosaur tails were supported by criss-crossing fibers and tube-like structures, providing stability and ...

Remains discovered in Germany in 2015 have now been identified as a new pterosaur fossil, solving a mystery that has persisted for 200 years.. Credit: public domain CC0 Well-preserved remains found in ...

Before there were birds pterosaurs ruled the skies, soaring above the dinosaurs below. But only recently has the secret of ...

Paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a pterosaur from 76 million years ago—bearing a bite mark from an ancient relative of the crocodile. The flying reptile, represented by ...

The first pterosaurs had a sail-like tensioning system for flying with potentially cumbersome tail vanes, which they could have used for displays, a new study finds. When you purchase through ...

credit: University of Reading, released. 76 million years ago, a young pterosaur dropped down from the skies to the water’s edge. Perhaps looking for a snack in the form of a prehistoric fish ...

The fossilized neck bone of a flying reptile unearthed in Canada shows tell-tale signs of being bitten by a crocodile-like creature 76 million years ago, according to a new study. The fossilised ...

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A fossilized neck bone of a juvenile Azhdarchid pterosaur from Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, shows a puncture mark from a crocodilian bite, dating back 76 million years.

For example, in the early pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus, baby specimens have teardrop-shaped tail vanes . In their teenage years the vane took a kite-like shape and in adulthood it resembles a ...

The juvenile pterosaur vertebra, discovered in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, bears a circular four-millimetre-wide puncture mark from a crocodilian tooth. Researchers from the Royal Tyrrell ...