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

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A fossilized cervical vertebra discovered back in 1996 in southwestern Japan was found to have been from a new genus and species of pterosaur, a prehistoric flying reptile. A research team made up ...

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

Besides C. evansae, researchers also unveiled another new pterosaur in 2024. Paleontologists from Kronosaurus Korner discovered the new species, Haliskia peterseni, in Queensland, Australia, and it’s ...

A new analysis of pterosaur bones, however, suggests that their microstructure could inspire lighter, stronger aircraft materials. Pterosaurs were flying reptiles that lived throughout the world ...

An amateur paleontologist has discovered a new species of pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs around 100 million years ago. Kevin Petersen, an avocado farmer and curator of ...