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

Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America's oldest-known flying reptile, that reveal a time of transition when venerable lineages that were ...

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

The team named the new pterosaur species Eotephradactylus mcintireae. The generic name means ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ and references the site’s volcanic ash and the animals’ position near the base of ...

Smithsonian scientists have uncovered North America’s oldest known pterosaur from a 209-million-year-old bonebed in Arizona’s ...

Shark teeth, bones and shells reveal that Templeton was once a seaside paradise with palm trees, warm water and colorful fish.

Recently discovered bones of a basilosaurus in Mississippi offer insight into its life and what happened after its death.

He said dredge fossils often have barnacle-like attachments called bryozoans that indicate they were found in a saltwater environment. Individual teeth or bones might not seem like much.

Stout Research Center at Anza Borrego Desert State Park is believed to house fragments of the longest continuous record of life on the continent, spanning more than 5 million years.

Although no teeth are left, back tooth sockets remain. The fossil was found by a resident surveying geological formations in the town’s Takami district in 2010.