At least some pterosaurs were covered by a diverse coat of different feather and fur-like structures,
Scientists unearth oldest pterosaur ever — perhaps the first flying vertebrate on Earth
Incredibly, this one lived in the desert, which is unheard of for a pterosaur.
Largest pterosaur jaw ever found, recognized three decades after discovery in Transylvania
What’s with the long face?
A lot of eggs in one basket: Paleontologists discover pterosaur egg bonanza
They say don’t put your eggs in one basket, but what about putting your eggs in the same bedrock?
Newly found dwarf pterosaur species might re-write the ancient flying reptile’s evolutionary history
Not all flying reptiles were big.
Ancient flying reptile was a cross between dragon and pelican
Paleontologists have discovered a new pterosaur species in 120-million-year-old rocks at two sites in northeastern China. The flying reptile was dubbed Ikrandraco avatar, where draco is Latin for “dragon,” and Ikran are the pterosaurlike flying beasts depicted in the 2009 blockbuster Avatar. The ancient reptile was described in paper published in the journal Scientific Reports as having a deep lower jaw with a a thin,
Fossil Friday: Quetzalcoatlus, the world’s largest Pterosaur
This giraffe-sized pterosaur was one of the largest known flying animals of all time. It had a wingspan of up to 40 feet (over 12 meters) and thrived towards the end of the Cretaceous. Quetzalcoatlus was named after a feathered lizard Aztec deity. The nature of flight in Quetzalcoatlus and other giant azhdarchids was poorly understood until serious biomechanical studies were conducted in
New crow sized pterosaur discovered by 5-year-old
While taking a walk with her parents on U.K.’s Isle of Wight (map) in 2008, Daisy Morris, who was then no more than 5 years old, came across blackened “bones sticking out of the sand”. Her family took the bones to paleontologist Martin Simpson at the University of Southampton, who, with the help of colleagues, identified it as a new
Missing flying reptile link found
An international team of researchers from the University of Leicester (UK), and the Geological Institute, Beijing (China) managed to identify a new type of a flying reptile that can prove to be a crucial step in understanding evolution, or at least a big part of it. Pterosauria was the general name given for flying or gliding reptiles, and pterodactyls are
