Pterosaurs had feathers — but they weren’t used for flying
Using feathers for thermoregulation and signaling may be hundreds of millions of years old.
Tag: pterosaur
Police-seized fossils in Brazil belong to exceptionally preserved flying reptile
The large head-crested pterosaur employed a terrestrial foraging style, similar to today's peacocks.
Scientists trace origins of flight with pterosaur lost precursor
Small, dinosaur-like animals may have been the ancestors of the first flying vertebrates.
Fossil Friday: ancient shark bones turn out to be the teeth of a new species of flying dinosaur
I mean, who hasn't this happened to, right?
Scientists make pterosaur discovery that pushes back origin of feather evolution by 70 million years
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
Artist impression of the newly discovered Ikrandraco avatar. Image: Scientific Reports Paleontologists have discovered a new ...
Fossil Friday: Quetzalcoatlus, the world’s largest Pterosaur
Image via Wikipedia. This giraffe-sized pterosaur was one of the largest known flying animals of all time. ...
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 ...
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 ...