Newly identified Nipponopterus mifunensis reflects global collaboration and showcases Japan's rich prehistoric heritage. A ...

A groundbreaking discovery has just placed Japan on the map of ancient flying creatures. For the first time in history, ...

However, a new paper published June 12 in Scientific Reports describes a fossilized skeleton found in the Australian state of Queensland that belongs to a previously unknown species of pterosaur.

An international team, including two vertebrate paleontologists from SMU, named the new genus and species Epapatelo otyikokolo. This flying reptile of the dinosaur age was found in the same region ...

An amateur paleontologist has discovered a new species of pterosaur ... In finding Haliskia, Petersen found the most complete specimen of any pterosaur discovered in Australia to this day ...

A fossilized cervical vertebra discovered back in 1996 in southwestern Japan was found to have been from a new genus and species of pterosaur, a prehistoric flying reptile. A research team made up ...

The remains of the pterosaur were found on the Isle of Skye—an island located just off the northwest coast of mainland Scotland that is known for its rugged landscapes. The new species ...

Paleontologists have discovered a new species of pterosaur in Australia ... identified the fossilized bones when they were first found, in 2021, by Kevin Petersen, curator at the Kronosaurus ...

Now, a newly discovered pterosaur species is helping explain ... In the 2010s, paleontologists found several intermediate species called darwinopterans. The specimens revealed that the head ...