The fossil discovered is that of an extinct dolphin-like reptile estimated to have lived more than 100 million years ago in ...

The discovery pushes back the evolution of advanced pterosaurs and also supports a surprising new setting for their evolution.

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There is little room for expansion under the solid dermal shield. This limited the size of the muscle. Very early in reptile history, changes to ancestral condition occurred in the nature of muscle ...

Most reptiles are covered in dry, scaly skin. They can be found living in both water and on the land. There are six species of reptile which live in the UK. They are rare and very shy so spotting ...

The discovery of an unusual new species of pterosaur is shaking up the history of the iconic flying reptiles. That is the conclusion of an international team of researchers, following analysis of ...

"These specimens had a lot of unusual characteristics," study author Marc Jones, curator of fossil reptiles with the Natural History Museum in London, said in a press release. "The front of the ...

Our collection contains many marine reptile specimens from the Lower Lias of the Dorset coast, including some discovered by Mary Anning. Large collections of Callovian (Middle Jurassic) marine ...

A new species of flying reptile reshuffles the timeline of pterosaur evolution by Katja Henßel, The Bavarian Natural History Collections Reconstruction of Melkamter pateko.

Gliding reptiles, dinosaur relatives and even one of the earliest known lizards have all ... In the case of Threordatoth, its fossils are scattered between the Natural History Museum, National Museums ...

A new study published this week has found nearly 50 ‘hidden’ relatives of Pterodactylus, the first pterosaur, that will allow ...