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Two ASU paleontologists have discovered a new prehistoric sea turtle. The nearly 4-feet-long fossilized shell was unearthed ...
A groundbreaking discovery in Arizona’s Petrified Forest reveals North America’s oldest pterosaur.
Paleontologists know the bone bed as PFV 393. The late fossil preparator Bill Amaral found the site in 2011 on a field trip ...
In the remote reaches of Arizona s Petrified Forest National Park, scientists have unearthed North America's oldest known pterosaur a small, gull-sized flier that once soared above Triassic ecosystems ...
The 209-million-year-old fossil offers clues to the evolution of the reptiles, which have more than 150 named species ...
Eotephradactylus mcintireae’ is the oldest-known flying reptile from the continent and roamed the skies 209 million years ago ...
Smithsonian scientists have uncovered North America’s oldest known pterosaur from a 209-million-year-old bonebed in Arizona’s ...
Dredging operations off the coast of Java, Indonesia, unearthed a treasure trove of thousands of animal fossils, including ...
"It's basically like cement inside there," Knell said. Fossilized turtle shells and turtle fragments aren't uncommon in southern Utah, which is rich with dinosaur bones and other prehistoric relics.
Teeth from extinct species like Otodus obliquus (an ancestor of the legendary Megalodon) are commonly found in New Jersey’s ...
The first fossilized prehistoric pregnant turtle was found in the badlands of Alberta, Canada, in 1999 and described in scientific literature last year.