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Fossilised cat-sized reptile found in Scotland was ‘early relative of pterosaurs’

A fossilised reptile unearthed in Scotland lived during the age of dinosaurs and was closely related to an extinct group of flying reptiles known as pterosaurs, new research suggests. The small cat-sized creature, named Scleromochlus taylori, is ...

05 Oct 2022 at 17:00

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

New pterosaur with more than 400 teeth unearthed in Germany

A new species of dinosaur with more than 400 teeth which ate in a similar way to ducks and flamingos has been discovered in Germany. The fossil of the nearly complete Balaenognathus maeuseri, part of the pterosaur family, was ...

24 Jan 2023 at 13:32

New species of pterosaur discovered on Isle of Skye

Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Named Ceoptera evansae, the winged reptile lived between 168 to 166 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic period. Palaeontologists ...

06 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Giant pterosaur fossil found in Oxfordshire quarry is nicknamed ‘Abfab’

Scientists have nicknamed a gigantic flying reptile from the Jurassic period “Abfab” after a fossilised bone was found in a gravel pit in Abingdon-on-Thames. The wing bone, which would have belonged to one of the largest ...

03 Jun 2024 at 14:34

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 ...

04 Oct 2024 at 16:00

Prehistoric flying reptiles lived on diet of squid and fish, scientists reveal

Scientists have found that prehistoric flying reptiles that lived 182 million years ago lived on a diet of small fish and squid. The “first-ever discovery” of the fossilised stomach contents of pterosaurs has led ...

25 Oct 2024 at 11:44

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

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