Buried for 209 million years, a tiny flying reptile and its ancient neighbors just emerged from Arizona’s Triassic past.

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

A Smithsonian-led research team has discovered the oldest known pterosaur in North America, a sea gull-sized winged reptile ...

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

T housands upon thousands of prehistoric animals are pristinely preserved at the site of an ancient sinkhole-pond in the US. The mind-blowing site is a snapshot of a beautiful ecosystem that thrived ...

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

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

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

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