Scientists have discovered a new species of pterosaur – a flying reptile that soared above the dinosaurs more than 200 ...

Ben Kligman, a Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow and paleontologist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, ...

Pterosaur wing bones had to cope with the strain of flight while remaining lightweight, which is why the hollow bones show different strengthening structures within their bone walls, ...

Unlike its pterosaur relatives, Venetoraptor would not have been able to fly. However, Dr. Müller hypothesizes that Venetoraptor’s large hands and curved claws could have helped it to climb ...