Scientists at the University of Leicester have uncovered two remarkable new fossils, tiny prehistoric pterosaurs with broken wings. University of Leicester paleontologists have uncovered the ...

In the smooth limestone area of southern Germany, where lagoons glittered beneath a tropical sun, scientists are studying two tiny fossils, speaking across 150 million years. These remains are from ...

A tiny Pterodactylus hatchling struggling against a raging tropical storm about 150 million years ago during the Jurassic Period is seen in this image that was inspired by fossil discoveries in ...

One hundred and fifty million years ago, the Solnhofen Limestones of Germany were covered in small islands and warm saltwater lagoons. Coral reefs flourished with crinoids, sponges, jellyfish, and ...

An exceptional paleontological discovery sheds light on the tragic fate of two baby pterosaurs, victims of a devastating tropical storm 150 million years ago. These remarkably preserved fossils offer ...

It was bad luck for them to have been doomed by storms, but good luck for science that paleontologists have been able to learn from their fossils about the anatomy of young pterosaurs and the drama of ...

A tropical storm was brewing over a chain of islands on the edge of the vast Tethys Ocean – the ancient predecessor to the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea – one day roughly 150 million years ago, ...

Pterosaurs, cousins of the dinosaurs, were the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight A tropical storm was brewing over a chain of islands on the edge of the vast Tethys Ocean - the ancient ...

Scientists perform postmortem examinations on two fossils Two Pterodactylus hatchlings had identical wing fractures They lived 150 million years ago during Jurassic Period Sept 19 (Reuters) - A ...

Fossils Tell Story of Baby Flying Reptiles Doomed by Tropical Storms By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A tropical storm was brewing over a chain of islands on the edge of the vast Tethys Ocean - the ancient ...

A violent storm may have sent two baby pterosaurs spiraling to their deaths in a lagoon about 150 million years ago, based on a new analysis of the tiny, astonishingly well-preserved fossils. This ...

Two baby pterosaurs perished in a violent ancient storm. Their fossil discovery sheds light on how harsh weather shaped prehistoric life. Scientists now understand why young pterosaurs are commonly ...