Smithsonian researchers have linked discoveries within Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park with a previously unknown ...

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

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

Check out our top things to do in Petrified Forest National Park! This Arizona park is well worth visiting and a great d ...

Fossils of trees and a desert with red, tan and lavender shades await visitors at Petrified Forest National Park, about 116 ...

Petrified Forest National Park may not ring a bell, even though more than half a million people visited last year, according to National Park Service data. “People come to Petrified Forest ...

Researchers were able to date the fossil of the flying reptile, a close cousin of dinosaurs, back to more than 209 million ...

Paleontologists know the bone bed as PFV 393. The late fossil preparator Bill Amaral found the site in 2011 on a field trip ...

Petrified Forest National Park is open 364 days a year (everyday except Christmas, December 25), and hours change throughout the year; be sure to check the website when planning your visit. 1.

The Petrified Forest National Park sits along what was Route 66 in northeastern Arizona . The towns leading up to the park play on their ancient origins with dinosaur statues and gift shops all ...

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.

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