Pterodactyls lived at the same time as the dinosaurs—but somehow, they’re not actually dinosaurs. They were flying creatures, and paleontologists keep telling us that dinosaurs are birds. But still, ...

Bad news dragon riders: Your dragon can't take off. A new analysis of the largest of pterodactyls suggests they were too big and their muscles too weak to vault into the air and fly. Instead, they ...

New evidence was discovered that suggests feathers started appearing on animals around 70 million years earlier than previously suspected. Two anurognathid pterosaurs were studied by a group of ...

With the fourth installment of the Jurassic Park film series being months away from hitting the theaters, the world is once again thinking of dinosaurs, and of newer ways to revive them using ...

As a cryptozoologist, Jonathan Whitcomb specializes in creatures that do not plausibly exist – including mythical beings such as yeti, bigfeet or – Whitcomb’s specialty – modern-day dinosaurs. As a ...

Researchers have identified a new type of flying reptile, providing the first clear evidence of an unusual and controversial type of evolution. An international group of researchers from the ...

Derek's love of games came at an early age when his parents first brought home the Nintendo Entertainment System. From then on, countless nights were spent hunting ducks, stomping turtles, exploring ...

The fossil of a 170 million-year-old pterosaur, described as the world’s best-preserved skeleton of the prehistoric winged reptile, has been found on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, scientists said ...

Before the dinosaurs hit their stride, the Earth may have belonged to a different kind of reptile: the pterosaur. Paleontologists have discovered a new species of pterosaur, the reptile family to ...

RALEIGH -- As a cryptozoologist, Jonathan Whitcomb specializes in creatures that do not plausibly exist -- including mythical beings such as yeti, bigfeet or -- Whitcomb's specialty -- modern-day ...