Expected to provide important clues on pterosaur evolution, the fossil is the first known member of a new genus.

A fossil found nearly three decades ago in southwestern Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture has been identified to be a previously ...

A team of researchers re-examining a fossil found about 30 years ago in Kumamoto Prefecture concluded it is a new genus and ...

Footprints over 160 million years old show that several pterosaur species walked on land. These prints match different flying ...

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Biologists have discovered two previously unknown species of crocodiles, one living on the island of Cozumel and the other on the atoll of Banco Chinchorro, both off the Yucat n Peninsula. The ...

A remotely operated submersible saw the “semi-gelatinous” animal lying on the ocean floor and “flying underwater.” Take a ...

KUMAMOTO, Japan (Kyodo) -- A fossil found nearly three decades ago in southwestern Japan's Kumamoto prefecture has been identified to be a previously unclassified genus and species of pterosaur, or ...

A new mammal species discovered in Mongolia reveals surprising insights into ancient inland ecosystems and the dietary habits ...

Scientists found a “porcelain”-like creature with “large” claws on island in India and discovered a new species, a study said. Screengrab fro @sagar1969m's YouTube video On an island in ...