Japanese researchers name Nipponopterus mifunensis, the first pterosaur species identified from skeletal fossils found in Japan.

A team of researchers from Japan, China, and Brazil have discovered a new species of pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Japan, marking the first time a pterosaur has been named based on body ...

Quetzalcoatlus was a massive flying animal that may just be the largest flying creature to have ever lived. As members of the pterodactyl family, these animals were truly the kings of the skies.

What followed was a series of increasingly deadlier dinosaurs: the Tyrannosaurus rex (in Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park), the Spinosaurus (Jurassic Park III), and the InGen ...

Pterosaurs were a group of flying reptiles which existed at the same time as the dinosaurs, but were evolutionarily distinct from them. By using 3D modelling, detailed analysis and comparisons ...

By using 3D modelling, detailed analysis and comparisons with pterosaur skeletons, the team said they have matched some tracks with Quetzalcoatlus and others with two separate groups of pterosaurs.

Some of the largest animals to ever take to the air actually spent much of their time on the ground, a new study claims. Researchers at the University of Leicester have been examining the tracks ...

Dinosaurs’ immense popularity seems to muddy the water when it comes to popular thinking about prehistoric reptiles. Pterosaurs are one of the victims of this, often incorrectly being marketed as ...

LEGO is bringing some of this dinosaur adventure to life with some brand-new Jurassic World Rebirth sets. One of these is the Spinosaurus & Quetzalcoatlus Air Mission set, which comes in at 684 ...

Cryodrakon rivaled Quetzalcoatlus, which also inhabited North America at the time, as the largest of the pterosaurs, which were cousins of the dinosaurs. Both had large heads with large toothless ...