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Palaeontologists solve pterosaur feather mystery

Pterosaurs, the flying relatives of dinosaurs, had feathers and were able to control their colours, palaeontologists have discovered. It had been known that pterosaurs had fluffy coats consisting of hair-like fibres, but whether these were true ...

20 Apr 2022 at 17:25

‘Discovery of the century’ pterodactyl fossil on show at museum

A pterodactyl fossil dating back more than 170 million years which has been described as the “discovery of the century” has been unveiled at the National Museum of Scotland. The prehistoric specimen has been hailed as the best-preserved ...

22 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Scientists confirm early man followed river route out of Africa 84,000 years ago

Early man left Africa for Eurasia 80,000 years ago along a “corridor” of rivers across the Sinai peninsula through Jordan, according to new research. Scientists from the University of Southampton working with colleagues from around the ...

04 Oct 2023 at 19:00

Palaeontologists unveil 240-million-year-old reptile likened to Chinese dragon

A long-necked 240-million-year-old marine reptile compared to a Chinese dragon has been depicted in full for the first time following new research. The Dinocephalosaurus orientalis fossils were discovered in Guizhou province, southern ...

23 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Armoured dinosaur discovered on Isle of Wight ‘for first time in 142 years’

A new species of dinosaur with an armoured body has been discovered on the Isle of Wight for the first time in 142 years. Belonging to a group of plant-eating dinosaurs known as ankylosaur, its remains were found in the island’s ...

16 Jun 2023 at 15:49

‘Parrot lizard’ dinosaur sheds light on how reptile scales became bird feathers

A feathered dinosaur with a parrot-like beak is helping shed new light on how reptile scales became bird feathers, according to scientists. Psittacosaurus – a plant-eating creature about the size of a large dog – roamed the ...

21 May 2024 at 16:00

Scientists discover ‘surprising twist’ on how pterosaurs became flying giants

Pterosaurs are the largest flying animals to have ever lived but in a “surprising twist”, scientists have have found their ability to walk on ground is what helped them grow to enormous sizes. These ancient reptiles were ...

04 Oct 2024 at 16:00

Robots could help scientists understand how fish started to walk on land

Robots could help shed light on how the ancestors of modern land animals transitioned from swimming to walking, about 390 million years ago. The approach could provide a valuable experimental method to studying how the ...

23 Oct 2024 at 19:00

Teeth find shows meat-eating dinosaurs roamed East Sussex 135 million yeas ago

The discovery of sets of prehistoric teeth has revealed that groups of meat-eating dinosaurs stalked the East Sussex coast 135 million years ago. The research, led by the University of Southampton, has revealed that a ...

05 Dec 2024 at 17:51

Hundreds of dinosaur footprints dating back 166 million years found in quarry

Researchers have discovered nearly 200 dinosaur footprints dating back 166 million years buried under mud in an Oxfordshire quarry. The dig, carried out at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire by teams from the ...

02 Jan 2025 at 15:19

Large ‘tail vanes’ enabled pterosaurs to take to the air, scientists announce

Pterosaurs were able to fly thanks to large sail-like “vanes” at the ends of their tails, palaeontologists have discovered. Researchers have long puzzled over how the winged reptiles – the first and largest ...

07 Jan 2025 at 12:59

Elgol dinosaur fossil found in 1973 finally extracted from base of cliff on Skye

A Jurassic dinosaur fossil has been extracted from the base of a cliff on the Isle of Skye where it was found more than 50 years ago. The fossil known as the Elgol dinosaur was discovered in 1973 near ...

06 Mar 2025 at 09:03

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