Paleontologists in Argentina's Patagonia region just published research on a new species of prehistoric reptile that sheds light on how reptiles went from walking to flying. The species, a pterosaur ...

Pterodactyls lived at the same time as the dinosaurs—but somehow, they’re not actually dinosaurs. They were flying creatures, and paleontologists keep telling us that dinosaurs are birds. But still, ...

Most flying animals, like birds or bats, have to learn how to use their wings. But that may not have been the case for the pterodactyl, a new study suggests. Remarkably, the flying lizards — not a ...

Before the dinosaurs hit their stride, the Earth may have belonged to a different kind of reptile: the pterosaur. Paleontologists have discovered a new species of pterosaur, the reptile family to ...

When was the last time a bird pooped on you? Apparently, you have a better chance of winning the lottery than you do of ...

June 12 (UPI) --Pterodactyls, the flying reptiles that screeched across the Jurassic skies millions of years ago, were born ready to take to the skies immediately -- a characteristic unmatched in ...