A groundbreaking discovery in Arizona’s Petrified Forest reveals North America’s oldest pterosaur.

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 ...

Dredging operations off the coast of Java, Indonesia, unearthed a treasure trove of thousands of animal fossils, including ...

Scientists identify the oldest flying reptile in North America, discovered in Arizona and dating back 209 million years.

Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur – a flying reptile that soared above the dinosaurs more than 200 million years ago.The jawbone of the ancient reptile was unearthed in Arizona ...

An artist's depiction of a landscape from 209 million years ago at Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, based on fossils of plants and animals ...

Fossils of the pterosaur were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park. The fossils date back 209 million years.

“Ancient DNA has produced a revolution in our understanding of recent human origins,” said Daniel Green, field program ...

When large marine animals like whales die, they sink down to the seabed. Once their flesh has been stripped away by ...

Glaciers in Chile’s Patagonia region have been melting in recent years, exposing fossils underneath. Judith Pardo-Pérez, a ...

Hitan, sits tucked in the Egyptian Sahara. It is scattered with fossilised whale skeletons, many dating back over 40 million ...