Researchers suggest that studying the biological designs of prehistoric creatures could advance materials science.

You might think that if a species died out tens of millions of years ago, its design would be too primitive to have any ...

The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of ...

Studying the ancient flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs could help engineers make aeroplanes that are more ...

The same goes for anybody who went for a plesiosaur: they weren't dinosaurs, and neither were their flying pals. “You may ...

The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could be replicated to develop materials for next-gen aircraft.

The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of ...

Pterosaur remains are rare from the lowermost Cretaceous, hampering our understanding of the taxonomic and morphological diversities of pterosaurs during this period. The Lower Cretaceous Tugulu Group ...

Pterosaurs are known as the first and largest vertebrates to develop wings for flight. Technically, they are not considered dinosaurs but were reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs. Hone said ...

For the many wondrous things humans can do, we can't fly on our own. But if we could, how big would our wings be? Of course, the answer depends on the person's size. But someone who's about 155 pounds ...

LAMBERT: The lives of pterosaurs are still pretty mysterious. Despite their gargantuan size, their bones are actually quite delicate, and so fossils are rare. This find turned out to be a juvenile, ...

Pterosaurs were flying reptiles that soared through the skies from the Late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous period. Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to evolve powered flight.