Overshadowed by the Grand Canyon, this quiet desert park might just surprise you. From rainbow-colored badlands to Route 66 ...

The park is right off Interstate 40 in eastern Arizona, ... Can you drive through Petrified Forest National Park? Yes. The park’s main road spans 28 miles and takes about an hour to travel by car.

A rare Triassic fossil site reveals North America's oldest known pterosaur, Eotephradactylus mcintireae, in what was once a ...

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

Petrified Forest National Park is 200 miles or about 3.5 hours from Phoenix. The northern entrance is at Exit 311 off I-40. The southern entrance is 19 miles east of Holbrook off U.S. 180.

Petrified Forest National Park is open 364 days a year (everyday except Christmas, December 25), and hours change throughout the year; ... The Arizona landscape is home to plenty of wildlife, ...

Petrified Forest National Park has a fascinating story to tell. Learn about its unexpected rock formations, multi-colored fossils, and myriad archaeological treasures with these 12 facts.

The new type of pterosaur, named Eotephradactylus mcintireae, was identified by a Smithsonian-led research team, according to ...

A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America's oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived ...