Uncontested in the air, pterosaurs colonized all continents and evolved a vast array of shapes and sizes. Of more than 120 named species, the smallest pterosaur measured no bigger than a sparrow ...

In an eat-or-be-eaten world, flight conveys a bevy of benefits. A creature that takes to the third dimension can more easily escape earthbound predators, dine off a much broader menu or drop down ...

Still others have depicted pterosaurs walking on all fours, with their wings neatly folded up at their sides, but stumping along as if trying out forearm crutches for the first time. Some ...

Some species of pterosaurs flew by flapping their wings while others soared like vultures, demonstrates a new study published ...

By Elizabeth Landau Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in size from pigeons to planes, and the first vertebrates ...

Computed tomography (CT) scan of the skull of Anhanguera, a112-million-year-old pterosaur from Brazil. Our pterosaur collection contains approximately 1,000 specimens and casts, from isolated ...

Pterosaurs were flying reptiles that lived throughout the world 228 to 66 million years ago. Some types had a wingspan of up to 11 m (36 ft), making them the largest flying animals of all time.

Photo: Courtesy of Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences A new ...