Pterosaur fossils were first unearthed in the late ... species and many discovered soon after were commonly referred to as pterodactyls, that term officially applies only to this species and ...

Pterosaur fossils are vanishingly rare ... They cross and recross the promisingly named Pterodactyl Ridge, frequently consulting the “X marks the spot” on maps left by the discoverer of ...

At each display zone, eye-catching notices about the animal’s distinctive features are next to each fossil. One introduces the pterodactyl, a spectacular flier which typically had wingspans ...