Bats and birds showcase a fascinating contrast in their evolutionary paths, with recent research revealing bats' wings and ...

Even scientific illustrators often get it wrong. “They basically take a bird model and put a membrane wing and a crest on it, but pterosaur proportions were not birdlike.” Bristling with teeth ...

"This is a unique characteristic of pterosaurs," Wellnhofer said. "The fibers may have helped stiffen the wing membrane. They could also have kept the wing bent, cambering its surface." Some 150 ...

Pterosaurs evolved active flight over 230 million years ago. The discovery of Melkamter pateko in Argentina suggests ...

Paleontologists used UV fluorescence to find 50 Pterodactylus fossils, revealing their full family, from hatchlings to adults ...

The discovery pushes back the evolution of advanced pterosaurs and also supports a surprising new setting for their evolution.

Pterosaurs soared through the prehistoric skies with their elongated fingers supporting a wing membrane. Their ability to fly enabled them to dominate the skies and flourish for millions of years.

Fossil record evidence suggests Tapejara's strong hind limbs and flexible wing membranes of these earliest pterosaurs contributed to their exceptional maneuverability while flying. Nyctosaurus ...

Unlike in bats, whose wing membranes are stretched between four elongated fingers of the hand, a pterosaur’s wing is supported by only one hyperelongated finger, a hallmark that helps ...

Pterosaurs developed active, flapping flight with the help of a wing membrane, which was mainly spanned by the strongly elongated fourth finger of the hand. In the course of their evolution ...

Pterosaurs developed active, flapping flight with the help of a wing membrane, which was mainly spanned by the strongly elongated fourth finger of the hand. In the course of their evolution ...